Functional endometrial polyps in infertile asymptomatic patients: A possible evolution of vascular changes secondary to endometritis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 152-156

  Carvalho, Filomena Marino ^a   Aguiar, Fernando Nalesso ^a   Tomioka, Renato ^a   De Oliveira, Ricardo M ^b   Frantz, Nilo ^c   Ueno, Joji ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b RDO Diagnosticos Medicos   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Pesquisa e Reproducao Humana Nilo Frantz   (Brazil)

^d Inst de Pesq Tecn de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endometrial biopsy; Endometrial polyps; Endometrial vasculopathy; Endometritis; Infertility

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; HYALIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ENDOMETRIAL BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIAL POLYPS; ENDOMETRIAL VASCULOPATHY; ENDOMETRITIS; INFERTILITY;

ADULT; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; POLYPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883052210     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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