Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome with a single septate uterus: a novel anomaly and description of treatment options

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 391.e17-391.e19

  Doyle, Joseph O'Brien ^a,b   Laufer, Marc Reed ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ART; fertility preservation; Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser (MRKH) syndrome; septum resection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROKITANSKY SYNDROME; UTERUS BICORNIS; UTERUS MALFORMATION;

EID: 67649094116     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.049     Document Type: Article

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