Investigating the Infertile Couple

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 611-614

  Yu, Su Ling ^a   Yap, C ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Infertility; Investigations; Laparoscopy; Ovulation; Semen; Tubal patency

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FALLOPOSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILOSCOPY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FUNCTION TEST; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE; SONOHYSTEROGRAPHY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0242467603     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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