Radionuclide hysterosalpingography does not distinguish between fertile women, before tubal sterilization, and infertile women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 275-278

  Lundberg, S ^a,b   Wramsby, H ^b   Bremmer, S ^a   Lundberg, H J ^a   Asard P E ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fallopian tube; Radionuclide hysterosalpingography; Tubal infertility

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 0030996583     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.2.275     Document Type: Article

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