Subendometrial and intraendometrial blood flow during the menstrual cycle in patients with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-59

  Xavier, Pedro ^a,b   Beires, Jorge ^a   Barros, Henrique ^a   Martinez De Oliveira, José ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Endometrial blood flow; Endometriosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 22344457673     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.01.114     Document Type: Article

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