Hysteroscopic resection of uterine septum and reproductive outcome in women with unexplained infertility

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-325

  Bakas, Panagiotis ^a   Gregoriou, Odyseas ^a   Hassiakos, Dimitrios ^a   Liapis, Angelos ^a   Creatsas, Maria ^a   Konidaris, Sokratis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopic metroplasty; Infertility; Septate uterus; Septotomy; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS SURGERY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STILLBIRTH; UTERUS;

EID: 84862501389     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335924     Document Type: Article

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