Single intramural leiomyoma with normal hysteroscopic findings does not affect ICSI-embryo transfer outcome

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 276-280

  Bozdag, Gurkan ^a   Esinler, Ibrahim ^a   Boynukalin, Kubra ^a   Aksu, Tarik ^a   Gunalp, Serdar ^a   Gurgan, Timur ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Leiomyoma; Miscarriage; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 69249131791     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60085-5     Document Type: Article

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