Reproductive BioMedicine Online
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Prospective randomized study for hydrotubation versus no hydrotubation before intrauterine insemination in unexplained infertility

Received 6 July 2009 ,Revised 17 September 2009 ,Accepted 8 December 2009.

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 Mohamed Aboulghar obtained his Doctorate degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1969 and has been Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Faculty of Medicine at Cairo University, Egypt since 1979. He continues to supervise post-graduate degrees there in Obstetrics and Gynecology and related subjects. He is also Clinical Director at the Egyptian IVF-ET Centre, Maadi, Cairo, Editor-in-Chief of the Middle East Fertility Society Journal and a regular reviewer for several international journals. He has organized scientific meetings in Egypt in collaboration with key European and American centres and has participated in many such meetings in the Middle East, Europe, and North America over the past 20years.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.01.003

Reproductive BioMedicine Online
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