Fibroids and reproduction

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 218-227

  Olive, David L ^a   Pritts, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a Wisconsin Fertility Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroids; Implantation; Infertility; Leiomyomata; Myomectomy; Obstetrics; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; MYOMECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS MYOMA;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEIOMYOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCTION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77951551429     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1251478     Document Type: Review

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