A review of complications following transvaginal oocyte retrieval for in-vitro fertilization

Human Fertility

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-133

  El Shawarby, Salem A ^a   Margara, Raul A ^a   Trew, Geoffrey H ^a   Lavery, Stuart A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADNEXA DISEASE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CYST RUPTURE; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAPAROTOMY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OOCYTE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OVARY ABSCESS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALPINGITIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; URETER INJURY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER REIMPLANTATION; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 3442877875     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270410001699081     Document Type: Review

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