Removal of unilateral endometriomas is associated with immediate and sustained reduction in ovarian reserve

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 212-216

  Urman, Bulent ^a,b   Alper, Ebru ^a   Yakin, Kayhan ^a   Oktem, Ozgur ^a,b   Aksoy, Senai ^a   Alatas, Cengiz ^a   Mercan, Ramazan ^a   Ata, Baris ^a,c  

^a AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

anti M llerian hormone; antral follicle count; cyst stripping; endometrioma; laparoscopy; ovarian reserve

Indexed keywords

MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE;

EID: 84881183968     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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