Laparoscopic evaluation in infertility

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 704-707

  Naz, Talat ^a   Hassan, Lubna ^a   Gulmeen, ^a   Nighat, Farrah ^a   Sultan, Shahida ^a  

^a PGMI/Hayatabad Medical Complex ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adnexal mass; Causes; Diagnostic laparoscopy; Infertility; Polycystic ovary; Tubal block; Uterine malformation

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIOTIC CYST; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION; UTERUS BICORNIS; UTERUS DIDELPHYS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FALLOPIAN TUBE PATENCY TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARIAN DISEASES; PAKISTAN; UTERINE DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349121298     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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