Hysteroscopy prior to the first IVF cycle: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 151-161

  Pundir, Jyotsna ^a   Pundir, Vishal ^b   Omanwa, Kireki ^c   Khalaf, Yacoub ^a   El Toukhy, Tarek ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b St Leonards on Sea   (United Kingdom)

^c Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical pregnancy; hysteroscopy; ICSI; IVF; live birth; routine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PREGNANCY; HYSTEROSCOPY; ICSI; IVF; LIVE BIRTH; ROUTINE;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK;

EID: 84893255429     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.09.025     Document Type: Review

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