Does surgical management of endometriosis within 6 months of an in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycle improve outcome?

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 365-370

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

^a National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; In vitro fertilization; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0141455350     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025429027610     Document Type: Conference Paper

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