Laparoscopic treatment of polycystic ovaries with insulated needle cautery: A reappraisal

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 266-269

  Felemban, Afaf ^a   Tan, Seang Lin ^a   Tulandi, Togas ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anovulation; Laparoscopy; Ovarian drilling; Polycystic ovaries; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN;

ADHESION; ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUTERIZATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEEDLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033954547     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00534-8     Document Type: Article

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