Fertility and Sterility
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Development of Asherman syndrome after conservative surgical management of intractable postpartum hemorrhage

Presented as a poster at the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society Annual Clinical Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, November 2006: Goojha CA, Case AM, Baerwald AR, Pierson RA. B Lynch suture: a fertility preserving procedure?

  • Ciaran A. Goojha, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Ciaran A. Goojha, M.D., Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Royal University Hospital, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W8, Canada (FAX: 306-966-8040).
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  • Allison Case, M.D.
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  • Roger Pierson, M.S., Ph.D.

Received 27 October 2009 ,Revised 27 January 2010 ,Accepted 28 January 2010.

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 C.G. has nothing to disclose. A.C. has nothing to disclose. R.P. has nothing to disclose.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.078

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