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Role of Hysteroscopy in Infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

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Infertility workup includes many evaluations and assessments. Hysteroscopy is a valuable diagnostic and therapeutic modality in the management of infertility.

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  1. Shivam IVF and Infertility Centre, Delhi, India

    Bhavana Mittal

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, India

    Sunita Tandulwadkar

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India

    Bhaskar Pal

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Mittal, B. (2021). Role of Hysteroscopy in Infertility and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. In: Tandulwadkar, S., Pal, B. (eds) Hysteroscopy Simplified by Masters. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2505-6_11

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