Spontaneous intrauterine pregnancy after unilateral placement of tubal occlusive microinsert

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 393.e15-393.e17

  Omurtag, Kenan ^a   Pauli, Samuel ^a   Session, Donna ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Essure; hydrosalpinx; hysteroscopic microinsert; infertility; Proximal tubal occlusion; tubal factor

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 67649090211     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.047     Document Type: Article

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