Role of GnRH agonists in managing proximal fallopian tube obstruction

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-130

  Surrey, Eric S ^a,c   Bishop, JoAnn ^c   Surrey, Mark W ^b  

^a National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

^b Southern California Reproductive Center   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fallopian tubes; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Infertility, female

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE;

EID: 0033998188     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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