Ultrasonographic observations following unilateral and bilateral laparoscopic ovarian diathermy in infertile women with clomiphene citrate resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-212

  Al Mizyen, Ebtisam S S ^a,b   Grudzinskas, Jurgis G ^a,c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c London Bridge Fertility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polycystic ovarian syndrome; Ultrasound; Unilateral vs. bilateral laparoscopic ovarian diathermy

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38749132526     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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