Benefit of diagnostic laparoscopy for patients with unexplained infertility and normal hysterosalpingography findings

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-42

  Tsuji, Isao ^a   Ami, Kazumi ^a   Miyazaki, Ayako ^a   Hujinami, Naoko ^a   Hoshiai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ART; Diagnostic laparoscopy; Endometriosis; HSG; Infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIFIMBRIAL ADHESION; PERITUBAL ADHESION; PREGNANCY RATE; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MYOMA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TISSUE ADHESIONS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70450040414     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.219.39     Document Type: Article

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