Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 495-497 , August 2004

The role of fallopian tube anastomosis in training fellows: A survey of current reproductive endocrinology fellows and practitioners

Presented in part at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, October 11–15, 2003.

  • Alicia Armstrong, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA;
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alicia Armstrong, M.D., 9D42 Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, NICHD, Bldg. 10, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA (FAX: 301-480-0665).
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  • Adrienne B Neithardt, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA;
    • ,
  • Ruben Alvero, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Aurora, Colorado, USA;
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  • Fady I Sharara, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Center for Reproductive Medicine, Reston, Virginia; George Washington UniversityWashington, D.C., USA;
    • ,
  • Mark Bush, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, D.C., USA
    • ,
  • James Segars, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Aurora, Colorado, USA;

Received 15 August 2003 ,Revised 27 February 2004 ,Accepted 27 February 2004.

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PII: S0015-0282(04)00743-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.02.107

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 495-497 , August 2004

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