Can the irradiated uterus sustain a pregnancy? A literature review

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-28

  Guerrero Urbano, M T ^a   Tait, Diana M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irradiated uterus; Pre menopausal women; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; IRRADIATION; LABOR; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OVARY FUNCTION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION STERILIZATION; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS;

EID: 1042292051     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(03)00199-7     Document Type: Article

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