Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 664-666 , May 2010

Superfetation after ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination performed during an unknown ectopic pregnancy

  • Teresa Lantieri

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Medicine and IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrical and Gynecological Sciences, University of Turin, OIRM-S Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy
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  • Alberto Revelli

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Medicine and IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrical and Gynecological Sciences, University of Turin, OIRM-S Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Pietro Gaglioti

      Affiliations

    • UMF Unit, Department of Obstetrical and Gynecological Sciences, University of Turin, OIRM-S Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy
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  • Guido Menato

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Medicine and IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrical and Gynecological Sciences, University of Turin, OIRM-S Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy
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  • Gianluca Gennarelli

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Medicine and IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrical and Gynecological Sciences, University of Turin, OIRM-S Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy
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  • Luisa Delle Piane

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Medicine and IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrical and Gynecological Sciences, University of Turin, OIRM-S Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy
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  • Marco Massobrio

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Medicine and IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrical and Gynecological Sciences, University of Turin, OIRM-S Anna Hospital, Turin, Italy

Received 21 April 2009 ,Revised 11 May 2009 ,Accepted 4 January 2010.

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 Dr Teresa Lantieri completed her studies in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Pavia Medical School. In 2004, she worked as a visiting fellow in the Department of Gynecology and Sterility, University of Alicante, Spain. She is currently a resident fellow in the University of Turin, Italy, specializing in Gynecology and Obstetrics, and she actively collaborates with the Reproductive Medicine and IVF units there.

PII: S1472-6483(10)00053-2

doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.01.017

Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 664-666 , May 2010

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