The impact of uterine radiation on subsequent fertility and pregnancy outcomes

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Teh, Wan Tinn ^a,b   Stern, Catharyn ^b,c   Chander, Sarat ^d   Hickey, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE IVF   (Australia)

^d PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE; SEX HORMONE; TOCOPHEROL;

ADULT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILITY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE RADIATION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FEMALE; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RADIATION RESPONSE; UTERUS;

FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RADIOTHERAPY; UTERUS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 84925655757     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/482968     Document Type: Review

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