Should Diagnostic Hysteroscopy be Performed Before In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer?

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 643-646

  Surrey, Eric S ^a  

^a National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopy; Implantation; In vitro fertilization; Saline infusion sonohysterography; Uterine abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYSTEROGRAPHY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TISSUE ADHESION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 84865572057     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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