Hysteroscopic resection of the septum improves the pregnancy rate of women with unexplained infertility: a prospective controlled trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2628-2631

  Mollo, Antonio ^a   De Franciscis, Pasquale ^b   Colacurci, Nicola ^b   Cobellis, Luigi ^b   Perino, Antonio ^c   Venezia, Renato ^c   Alviggi, Carlo ^a   De Placido, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

fecundity; Hysteroscopic metroplasty; primary infertility; septate uterus

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMALE STERILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; UTERUS SURGERY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIRTH RATE; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349172829     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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