Thin unresponsive endometrium - A possible complication of surgical curettage compromising ART outcome

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 421-425

  Shufaro, Yoel ^a   Simon, Alex ^a   Laufer, Neri ^a   Fatum, Muhammad ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

ART; Curettage; Thin and unresponsive endometrium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OVARY CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THICKNESS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CURETTAGE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 53649100241     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-008-9245-y     Document Type: Article

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