Successful in vitro fertilization pregnancy following magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery for uterine fibroids

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 370-373

  Zaher, Summia ^a   Lyons, Deidre ^a   Regan, Lesley ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibroid; In vitro fertilization; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW UP; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; LABOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEIOMYOMA; LIVE BIRTH; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79956077179     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01344.x     Document Type: Article

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