Is adenomyosis the neglected phenotype of an endomyometrial dysfunction syndrome?

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-137

  Brosens, Ivo ^a   Kunz, Georg ^b   Benagiano, Giuseppe ^c  

^a LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b ST JOHANNES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Endometriosis

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ADENOMYOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMYOMETRIAL DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MYOMETRIUM; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84860553306     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-011-0723-3     Document Type: Review

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