How to deal with fluid in the endometrial cavity during assisted reproductive techniques

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 190-194

  He, Rong Huan ^a   Zhu, Xiao Ming ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive techniques; endometrial cavity fluid; polycystic ovarian syndrome; treatment; tube infertility

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; BODY FLUID; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL CAVITY FLUID; ENDOMETRIUM; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY FLUIDS; ENDOMETRIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 79955946292     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: 1473656X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3283468b94     Document Type: Review

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