Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 1293.e9-1293.e11 , April 2009

In vitro fertilization pregnancy in a patient with proven chronic endometritis

  • Human Mousavi Fatemi, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Dutch-Speaking Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Human Mousavi Fatemi, M.D., Ph.D., V.U.B/C.R.G., Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium (FAX: +32-2-4776333).
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  • Biljana Popovic-Todorovic, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Dutch-Speaking Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Linda Ameryckx, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Dutch-Speaking Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Claire Bourgain, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Dutch-Speaking Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Bart Fauser, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Reproductive Medicine and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Paul Devroey, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Dutch-Speaking Free University Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Received 20 October 2008 ,Revised 24 November 2008 ,Accepted 10 December 2008.

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 H.M.F. has nothing to disclose. B.P-T. has nothing to disclose. L.A. has nothing to disclose. C.B. has nothing to disclose. B.F. has nothing to disclose. P.D. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)04741-9

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.050

Fertility and Sterility
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