Endometriosis is not associated with inferior pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization: An analysis of 616 patients

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-64

  Polat, Mehtap ^a   Boynukaln, Fazilet Kübra ^a   Yaral, Irem ^a   Esinler, Ibrahim ^a   Yaral, Hakan ^a,b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRINONECR; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LETROZOLE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ADULT; ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; CONTROLLED OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; COMPLICATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84904399900     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000360607     Document Type: Article

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