Endometrial laser intrauterine thermotherapy: The first series of 100 patients observed for 1 year

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 791-796

  Donnez, Jacques ^a   Polet, Roland ^b   Rabinovitz, Rafi ^a   Ak, Maksude ^a,b   Squifflet, Jean ^a   Nisolle, Michelle ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b ESC/Sharplan   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Dysfunctional uterine bleeding; Endometrial ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INSTRUMENT; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASER COAGULATION; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0033800804     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(00)00715-9     Document Type: Article

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