The position of diagnostic laparoscopy in current fertility practice

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 477-485

  Bosteels, Jan ^a   Van Herendael, Bruno ^b   Weyers, Steven ^c   D'Hooghe, Thomas ^d  

^a Imeldahospitaal ^*  (Belgium)

^b Endoscopic Training Centre Antwerp   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnostic laparoscopy; Endometriosis; In vitro fertilization; Intrauterine insemination; Ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIATHERMY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM ABLATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVE BIRTH; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALPINGECTOMY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; OVULATION INDUCTION;

EID: 34548133697     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmm014     Document Type: Review

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