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. 1969 Mar 15;1(5645):682–686. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5645.682

Gynaecography in Premature Ovarian Failure and Ovarian Dysgenesis

Louis Kreel, Jean Ginsburg, Michael F Green
PMCID: PMC1982705  PMID: 5774319

Abstract

Gynaecography—the radiological visualization of the internal female genitalia after pneumoperitoneum—is a safe and simple procedure. When taken in conjunction with the clinical and laboratory findings the results of gynaecography are often a sufficient basis for diagnosis and a plan of management in women presenting with menstrual irregularity or infertility.

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