Fibroids not encroaching the endometrial cavity and IVF success rate: A prospective study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 834-839

  Somigliana, Edgardo ^a   De Benedictis, Silvia ^a,b   Vercellini, Paolo ^a,b   Nicolosi, Anna Elisa ^a   Benaglia, Laura ^a,b   Scarduelli, Claudia ^a   Ragni, Guido ^a   Fedele, Luigi ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

infertility; IVF; myoma; uterine fibroid

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 79952823035     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der015     Document Type: Article

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