Is another meta-analysis on the effects of intramural fibroids on reproductive outcomes needed?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-14

  Metwally, Mostafa ^a   Farquhar, Cynthia M ^b   Li, Tin Chiu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fibroids; infertility; IVF

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAMURAL FIBROID; META ANALYSIS; MYOMECTOMY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEIOMYOMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 79960379474     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.08.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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