Art and uterine pathology: How relevant is the maternal side for implantation?

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 13-38

  Galliano, Daniela ^a   Bellver, José ^a   Díaz García, César ^b   Simón, Carlos ^a,c   Pellicer, Antonio ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INFERTILIDAD   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^c IVI Foundation   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Endometrial receptivity; Endometrium; Implantation; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HYPERPERISTALTISM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERINE AGENESIA; UTERINE VASCULARIZATION; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS MALFORMATION; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SYNECHIA; VASCULARIZATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; LEIOMYOMA; NIDATION; TISSUE ADHESION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 84922417365     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmu047     Document Type: Article

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