A hypothesis for the pathogenesis and natural history of proximal tubal blockage

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 481-485

  Papaioannou, Spayros ^a,b  

^a Birmingham Heartlands/Solihull NHS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Proximal tubal blockage; Selective salpingography; Tubal catheterization; Tubal perfusion pressure

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

CANNULATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFUSION PRESSURE; RECANALIZATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION; UTERUS CAVITY;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 1542607376     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh111     Document Type: Review

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