Endometriosis and subfertility treatment: A review

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-267

  De Hondt, A ^a   Peeraer, K ^a   Meuleman, C ^a   Meeuwis, L ^a   De Loecker, P ^a   D'Hooghe, T M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Endometriosis; Fertilization, in vitro; IUI; Ovulation induction; Reproductive surgery

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 1; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; META ANALYSIS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY RATE; RECURRENCE RISK; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OVULATION INDUCTION;

EID: 27144543582     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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