Transvaginal interstitial laser treatment of the ovary for the management of chronic hyperandrogenic anovulation: First clinical experience

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-119

  Kaaijk, Eugenie M ^a,b   Vander Veen, Fulco ^a   Beek, Johan F ^b   Van Gemert, Martin J C ^b   Lammes, Frits B ^a  

^a Center of Reproductive Medicine   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesion formation; Histology; Nd:YAG laser; Ovulation induction; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LASER; LASER SURGERY; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 0030928642     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291500     Document Type: Article

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