Ectopic twin pregnancy in cesarean scar after in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer: case report

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2009.e19-2009.e21

  Chueh, Ho Yen ^a   Cheng, Po Jen ^a   Wang, Chia Wei ^a   Shaw, Sheng Wen ^a   Lee, Chyi Long ^a   Soong, Yung Kuei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cesarean scar pregnancy; ectopic pregnancy; in vitro fertilization; twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERUS RUPTURE; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 55349142136     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.091     Document Type: Article

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