Hysterosalpingographic tubal abnormalities and HIV infection among Black women with tubal infertility in sub-Saharan Africa

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-122

  Adesiyun, Adebiyi Gbadebo ^a,b   Ameh, C A ^a   Eka, A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Hysterosalpingography; Tubal infertility; Tubal occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROSALPINX; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51149101672     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000128600     Document Type: Article

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