Tubal flushing for subfertility

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Johnson, N ^b   Vandekerckhove, P ^b   Watson, A ^b   Lilford, R ^b   Harada, T ^b   Hughes, E ^b   Luttjeboer, Fenna ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Fallopian tubes; Contrast media *administration dosage ; Fallopian tube patency tests *methods ; Infertility, female *therapy ; Irrigation methods ; Oils administration dosage

Indexed keywords

ADIPIODONE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; ETHIODIZED OIL; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; WATER;

CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVE BIRTH; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE TUBE;

EID: 44949148238     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003718.pub3     Document Type: Review

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