Does Caesarean section cause infertility?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1983-1986

  Porter, Maureen ^a   Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^a   Van Teijlingen, Edwin ^a   Templeton, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Decision making; Secondary infertility

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0142094592     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg402     Document Type: Review

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