Endometriosis and assisted reproductive technologies: Maximizing outcomes

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-163

  Surrey, Eric S ^a  

^a National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrioma; endometriosis; GnRH agonist; in vitro fertilization; integrin

Indexed keywords

BETA3 INTEGRIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN;

CYSTECTOMY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVE BIRTH; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84874358422     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1333481     Document Type: Review

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