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Ectopic pregnancy after IVF in a patient with unilateral agenesis of the fallopian tube and ovary and with endometriosis: search of the literature for these associations

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    Alberto Vaiarelli, Janelle Luk & Pasquale Patrizio

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Cases of Mullerian and gonadal malformations together are very rare and their etiology is not always clear as evidenced in literature.

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Vaiarelli, A., Luk, J. & Patrizio, P. Ectopic pregnancy after IVF in a patient with unilateral agenesis of the fallopian tube and ovary and with endometriosis: search of the literature for these associations. J Assist Reprod Genet 29, 901–904 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-012-9819-6

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