Endometriosis and subfertility: Is the relationship resolved?

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 243-253

  D'Hooghe, Thomas M ^a   Debrock, Sophie ^a   Hill, Joseph A ^b   Meuleman, Christel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Fertility Center of New England   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative pregnancy rate; Mild; Minimal; Moderate; Monthly fecundity rate; Severe endometriosis; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; OVARY FUNCTION; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SUBFERTILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0038719143     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41330     Document Type: Review

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