Hysteroscopic myomectomy: Long-term effects on menstrual pattern and fertility

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-347

  Vercellini, Paolo ^a   Zàina, Barbara ^a   Yaylayan, Lara ^a   Pisacreta, Anna ^a   De Giorgi, Olga ^a   Crosignani, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEIOMYOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MYOMA; MYOMECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0344200051     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(99)00346-4     Document Type: Article

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