Pathology of female infertility

Honoré LH, L H Honoré, Louis H. Honoré
Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology · 1997 · vol. 9(1) , pp. 37–43 · doi:10.1097/00001703-199702000-00009 · PMID:7742501 · W158126373
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This review examines the structural and functional pathologies of the female genital tract, from cervical changes to ovarian disorders and endometriosis, that contribute to infertility.

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This review concentrates on the structural and functional aspects of lesions of the female genital tract that cause infertility, including cervical changes after treatment for neoplasia, uterine malformations, leiomyoma, endometrial aberrations, infection-related tubal lesions, ovarian disorders (oocyte defects, premature ovarian failure, corpus luteum dysfunction, and polycystic ovary-related abnormalities), and endometriosis.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT: PDF Only Pathology of female infertility - Louis H. Honoré Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology 9(1):p 37-43, February 1997. This review concentrates on the structural and functional aspects of lesions of the female genital tract that cause infertility, including cervical changes after treatment for neoplasia, uterine malformations, leiomyoma, endometrial aberrations, infection-related tubal lesions, ovarian disorders (oocyte defects, premature ovarian failure, corpus luteum dysfunction, and polycystic ovary-related abnormalities), and endometriosis. Copyright © Copyright © 1997 YEAR Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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endometriosisinfertility

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Infertility, Female Female Genitalia, Female Genitalia, Female Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female

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