Body mass index is an independent risk factor for the development of endometrial polyps in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1056-1060

  Onalan, Reside ^a   Onalan, Gogsen ^b   Tonguc, Esra ^a   Ozdener, Tulin ^a   Dogan, Muammer ^a   Mollamahmutoglu, Leyla ^a  

^a Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health and Education Hospital   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; ICSI; IVF; obesity; PCOS; polyp

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; METRORRHAGIA; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; POLYPS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62949226944     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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