High prevalence of endometrial polyps in endometriosis-associated infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Shen, Licong ^a   Wang, Qiushi ^a   Huang, Wei ^a   Wang, Qiuyi ^a   Yuan, Qi ^a   Huang, Yan ^a   Lei, Haike ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

endometrial polyps; endometriosis; hysteroscopy; Infertility; laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYPECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 79959692005     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.04.067     Document Type: Article

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