In vitro fertilization pregnancy in a patient with proven chronic endometritis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1293.e9-1293.e11

  Fatemi, Human Mousavi ^a   Popovic Todorovic, Biljana ^a   Ameryckx, Linda ^a   Bourgain, Claire ^b   Fauser, Bart ^c   Devroey, Paul ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic endometritis; endometrial biopsy; IVF

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 62949232974     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.050     Document Type: Article

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