Investigation of the infertile couple: Should diagnostic laparoscopy be performed in the infertility work up programme in patients undergoing intrauterine insemination?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-11

  Tanahatoe, Sandra J ^a   Hompes, Peter G A ^a   Lambalk, Cornelis B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostic laparoscopy; Endometriosis; Hysterosalpingogram; Infertility work up; Intrauterine insemination

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADHESION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE INFERTILITY; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARD; SUBFERTILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

EID: 0037246941     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg034     Document Type: Review

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