A successful pregnancy with in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in an infertile woman with Kartagener's syndrome: A case report

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 625-627

  Lin, Tseng Kai ^a   Lee, Robert Kuo Kuang ^a,b   Su, Jing Tsuing ^a   Liu, Wan Yi ^a   Lin, Ming Huei ^a   Hwu, Yuh Ming ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXONEME; BRONCHIECTASIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CILIARY DYSKINESIA; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; KARTAGENER SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITUS INVERSUS;

EID: 0031672536     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020341629516     Document Type: Article

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