Endometriosis and infertility

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-438

  Holoch, Kristin J ^a   Lessey, Bruce A ^a  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Endometrium; Implantation; Infertility; Uterine receptivity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CA 125 ANTIGEN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; INTEGRIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ETHNICITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC RISK; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAPAROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEAL FLUID; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPOTTING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY FREQUENCY; VAGINA BLEEDING; COMPLICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951945724     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181db7d71     Document Type: Review

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