Endometrial polyps in reproductive-age fertile and infertile women

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 192-195

  Silberstein, Tali ^a,e   Saphier, Oshra ^c,d   van Voorhis, Bradley J ^b   Plosker, Shayne M ^a  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c SAMI SHAMOON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endometrial polyp; Endometriosis; Fertile; Infertility; Reproductive age; Sonohysterography

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

CONTRACEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INCIDENCE; POLYPECTOMY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; POLYPS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33645470789     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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