Caesarean section and tubal infertility: Is there an association?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-264

  Saraswat, Lucky ^a   Porter, Maureen ^b   Bhattacharya, Sohinee ^a   Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^b  

^a ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Secondary infertility; Tubal factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE TUBE; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

EID: 49749084699     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60203-9     Document Type: Article

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