Adenomyosis and Its Variance: Adenomyoma and Female Fertility

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 232-238

  Wang, Peng Hui ^a   Su, Wen Hsiang ^b   Sheu, Bor Ching ^c   Liu, Wei Min ^d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Yee Zen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

adenomyoma; adenomyosis; infertility; subfertility

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ADENOMYOMA; ADENOMYOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS RUPTURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 73449106487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60295-3     Document Type: Review

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