Pregnancy after hydrothermal endometrial ablation and laparoscopic sterilisation

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 222-224

  El Toukhy, Tarek ^a,b   Hefni, Mohamed ^a  

^a Benenden Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial ablation; Hydrothermal ablation; Pregnancy after sterilisation; Tubal sterilisation failure

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; GOSERELIN; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MENORRHAGIA; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SPOTTING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0037428936     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00191-4     Document Type: Article

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