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Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India 1/2016

01-02-2016 | Invited Review Article

Arcuate Uterus: Does It Really Cause Pregnancy Loss?

Author: Mete Isikoglu

Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India | Issue 1/2016

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Management of arcuate anomaly of the uterus has always been a dilemma in the field of reproductive treatments. The balance of the existing publications does not support an association of the arcuate uterus with adverse reproductive outcome [1]. This lack of consensus is probably due to the different diagnostic modalities used and the different criteria for defining this phenomenon [2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Arcuate Uterus: Does It Really Cause Pregnancy Loss?
Author
Mete Isikoglu
Publication date
01-02-2016
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0971-9202
Electronic ISSN: 0975-6434
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-016-0847-5

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