Congenital uterine anomalies affecting reproduction

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-208

  Reichman, David E ^a   Laufer, Marc R ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

arcuate; bicornuate; didelphys; M llerian anomaly; paramesonephric duct; septate; unicornuate

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE FERTILITY; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; MALPRESENTATION; MUELLERIAN DUCT; MULLERIAN AGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS BICORNIS; UTERUS DIDELPHYS; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS SEPTUS; UTERUS UNICORNIS;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UTERUS;

EID: 77949268294     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.09.006     Document Type: Review

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