Laparoscopic evaluation of female factors in infertility

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 649-652

  Aziz, Nousheen ^a  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Causes; Laparoscopy; Primary infertility; Secondary infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERNET; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; MARITAL THERAPY; OVARY CYST; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SYNECHIA; PATHOLOGY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION; TISSUE ADHESION; UTERINE TUBE;

ADULT; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; TISSUE ADHESIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049424692     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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