Reproductive performance after hysteroscopic metroplasty in women with primary infertility and septate uterus

Journal of Gynecological Endoscopy and Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-20

  Pai, Hrishikesh ^a   Kundnani, Manisha ^a   Palshetkar, Nandita ^a   Pai, Rishma ^b   Saxena, Nidhi ^a  

^a LILAVATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b JASLOK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Infertility; Septal resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPIC METROPLASTY; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS SEPTUS; UTERUS SURGERY;

EID: 77953409492     PISSN: 09741216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1216.51904     Document Type: Article

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