Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 2073-2079 , December 2008

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as an adjunct to CA-125 for the diagnosis of endometriosis

  • SiHyun Cho, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Hanbyoul Cho, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Anna Nam, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Hye Yeon Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Young Sik Choi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Ki Hyun Park, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Dong Je Cho, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Byung Seok Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Byung Seok Lee, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, YongDong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 146-92 Dogok-dong, KangNam-gu, Seoul 135-720, South Korea (FAX: 82-2-3462-8209).

Received 6 March 2008 ,Revised 21 March 2008 ,Accepted 25 March 2008.

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 SH.C. has nothing to disclose. H.C. has nothing to disclose. A.N. has nothing to disclose. H.Y.K. has nothing to disclose. Y.S.C. has nothing to disclose. K.H.P. has nothing to disclose. D.J.C. has nothing to disclose. B.S.L. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00735-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.061

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 2073-2079 , December 2008

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