Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 4 , Pages 1198-1202 , October 2009

Clinical factors determining pregnancy outcome after microsurgical tubal reanastomosis

Received 18 February 2008 ,Revised 8 August 2008 ,Accepted 11 August 2008.

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 Sylvie G. has nothing to disclose. R.C. has nothing to disclose. P.P. has nothing to disclose. Stephan G. has nothing to disclose.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.028

Fertility and Sterility
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