Effect of prior birth and miscarriage frequency on the prevalence of acquired and congenital uterine anomalies in women with recurrent miscarriage: A cross-sectional study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Jaslow, Carolyn R ^a   Kutteh, William H ^b  

^a RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acquired uterine defects; congenital uterine defects; Recurrent miscarriage; septum; uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONGENITAL UTERINE ANOMALY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; UNICORNUATE UTERI; UTERUS BICORNIS; UTERUS DIDELPHYS; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 84878482233     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.01.152     Document Type: Article

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