Lead poisoning as a result of infertility treatment using herbal remedies

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-281

  Geraldine, Menezes ^a   Herman, D'souza Sunil ^a   Venkatesh, Thuppil ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Herbal remedy; Infertility; Lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO PENICILLAMINE(3 MERCAPTO DEXTRO VALINE); PENICILLAMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PROTOPORPHYRINS;

EID: 33847216946     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0227-y     Document Type: Article

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