[Clinical-diagnostic considerations of a case of endometrial ossification as a cause of secondary infertility]
V Niccoli1, C Carillo, M T Caruso
1Policlinico Umberto I Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica I, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Roma.
Minerva Ginecologica
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
Endometrial ossification is a rare finding. Its aetiology and pathogenesis are controversial. However a history of previous abortion is usually present. It has variable clinical presentations. We report a case in which the patient presented with secondary infertility.
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