Ectopic pregnancies after infertility treatment: Modern diagnosis and therapeutic strategy

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 503-513

  Fernandez, Herve ^a   Gervaise, Amelie ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction technology; Ectopic pregnancy; Fertility; Laparoscopy; Medical treatment

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; FOLIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; MIFEPRISTONE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSENSUS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LAPAROSCOPY; META ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALPINGECTOMY; SIDE EFFECT; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROGESTERONE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 8844237631     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmh043     Document Type: Review

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