Recurrent pregnancy loss associated with endometrial hyperechoic areas (endometrial calcifications): A case report and review of the literature

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-8

  Feyles, V ^a,b   Moyana, T N ^a   Pierson, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Dept Obstet Gynecol Repro Sci ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometrial calcifications; Endometrial hyperechoic areas; Recurrent pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS BIOPSY;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034017010     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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