The prevalence and impact of fibroids and their treatment on the outcome of pregnancy in women with recurrent miscarriage

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3274-3279

  Saravelos, Sotirios H ^a   Yan, Junhao ^b   Rehmani, Hassan ^a   Li, Tin Chiu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

fibroids; myomectomy; pregnancy outcome; recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMECTOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT ABORTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 81055132916     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der293     Document Type: Article

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