Surgical treatment in polycystic ovary syndrome

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 286-292

  Unlu, Cihat ^a   Atabekoglu, Cem S ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; METFORMIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLOMIPHENE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LAPAROSCOPY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 33744986914     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gco.0000193020.82814.9d     Document Type: Review

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