Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and biofeedback therapy may improve endometrial growth for patients with thin endometrium during frozen-thawed embryo transfer: A preliminary report

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bodombossou Djobo, Madafeiton M A ^a   Zheng, Chengyu ^a   Chen, Shaoqing ^a   Yang, Dongzi ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM ATROPHY; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY; INNERVATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINA;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; UTERINE DISEASES; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053132782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-122     Document Type: Article

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