The vanishing endometrioma: the intriguing impact of pregnancy on small endometriotic ovarian cysts

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 863-866

  Benaglia, Laura ^a   Somigliana, Edgardo ^a   Calzolari, Luca ^a,b   Busnelli, Andrea ^a   Cardellicchio, Lucia ^a   Ragni, Guido ^a   Fedele, Luigi ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cysts modifications; Endometrioma; Endometriosis; IVF; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY CYST; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN CYSTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 84883328445     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2013.813476     Document Type: Article

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