Management of endometriosis-associated infertility

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 193-208

  Surrey, Eric S ^a   Schoolcraft, William B ^a  

^a Colorado Ctr for Repro Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; DANAZOL; GESTRINONE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037343427     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8545(02)00061-X     Document Type: Review

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