Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2520-2526

  Gordts, Stephan ^a   Gordts, Sylvie ^a   Puttemans, Patrick ^a   Valkenburg, Marion ^a   Campo, Rudi ^a   Brosens, Ivo ^a  

^a LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

drilling; infertility; NOTES; Polycystic ovary; surgery; transvaginal laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEEDLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LAPAROSCOPY; NEEDLES; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINA;

EID: 67349284783     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.020     Document Type: Article

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