Endometriosis related to infertility

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 407-416

  Gianetto Berruti, A ^a   Feyles, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LHSC University Campus   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Infertility; Laparoscopy; Reproductive technologies

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CLOMIFENE; DANAZOL; DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; ICODEXTRIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 12; LEVAMISOLE; LOXORIBINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; POLITEF; RALOXIFENE;

ACNE; ATHEROGENESIS; BREAST; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HAIR GROWTH; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPY; NAUSEA; OVULATION INDUCTION; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SUPEROVULATION; THROMBOSIS; VAGINA BLEEDING; VOICE; WATER RETENTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 0348147709     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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