Combined laparoscopic surgery and pentoxifylline therapy for treatment of endometriosis-associated infertility: A preliminary trial

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1910-1916

  Creus, Montserrat ^a   Fábregues, Francisco ^a   Carmona, Francisco ^a   Del Pino, Marta ^a   Manau, Dolors ^a   Balasch, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Immunomodulation; Infertility; Laparoscopic surgery; Pentoxifylline

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 47649110500     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den167     Document Type: Article

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