The outcome of singleton pregnancies after IVF/ICSI in women before and after hysteroscopic resection of a uterine septum compared to normal controls

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-187

  Ban Frangez H ^a   Tomazevic T ^a   Virant Klun, I ^a   Verdenik, I ^a   Ribic Pucelj M ^a   Bokal, E Vrtačnik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Arcuate uterus; IVF ICSI; Resectoscope; Septate uterus; Small partial uterine septum; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE SEPTUM; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS SURGERY;

EID: 70349513102     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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