Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 393.e15-393.e17 , July 2009

Spontaneous intrauterine pregnancy after unilateral placement of tubal occlusive microinsert

  • Kenan Omurtag, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kenan Omurtag, M.D., 69 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Room 412, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (FAX: 404-521-3589).
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  • Samuel Pauli, M.D.
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  • Donna Session, M.D.

Received 18 January 2009 ,Revised 5 March 2009 ,Accepted 10 March 2009.

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 K.O. has nothing to disclose. S.P. has nothing to disclose. D.S. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(09)00612-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.047

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 1 , Pages 393.e15-393.e17 , July 2009

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