Myomectomy: A retrospective study to examine reproductive performance before and after surgery

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1735-1740

  Li, T C ^a   Mortimer, R ^a   Cooke, I D ^a  

^a JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibroids; Infertility; Myomectomy; Reproductive outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MICROSURGERY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MYOMECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0032812115     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.7.1735     Document Type: Article

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