The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2010

AAGL Practice Report: Practice Guidelines for Management of Intrauterine Synechiae

  • AAGL Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide

Received 16 October 2009 ,Revised 27 October 2009 ,Accepted 27 October 2009.

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 The purpose of this guideline is to provide clinicians with evidence-based information about the diagnosis and treatment of intrauterine adhesions to guide the clinical management of this condition.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.10.009

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2010

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