Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 152-156 , June 2007

The Safety and Efficacy of Microwave Endometrial Ablation After Endometrial Curettage Without Hormonal Pretreatment

  • Ming-Chao Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ming-Chao Huang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan
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  • Chih-Ping Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsung-Hsien Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kung-Liahng Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuh-Cheng Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yuh-Ming Hwu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 13 March 2007.

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PII: S1028-4559(07)60009-6

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(07)60009-6

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 152-156 , June 2007

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