Postoperative adhesiolysis therapy for intrauterine adhesions (Asherman's syndrome)

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 409-414

  Robinson, James K ^a   Colimon, Liza M Swedarsky ^b   Isaacson, Keith B ^a  

^a NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asherman's syndrome; flexible hysteroscopy; Intrauterine adhesions; office hysteroscopy; postoperative therapy

Indexed keywords

ADHESIOLYSIS THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; GYNATRESIA; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 47849119794     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.034     Document Type: Article

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