Undescended ovary and unicornuate uterus: Simplified diagnosis by the use of clomiphene citrate ovarian stimulation and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 858-862

  Ombelet, Willem ^a   Grieten, M ^a   DeNeubourg, Ph ^a   Verswijvel, G ^a   Buekenhout, L ^a   Hinoul, P ^a   DeJonge, E ^a  

^a Ziekenhuizen Oost Limburg ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ectopic ovary; Infertility; MRI; Undescended ovary; Unicornuate uterus

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC OVARY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS UNICORNIS;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0037385544     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg191     Document Type: Article

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