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Enterobius vermicularis Infection of the Uterine Endometrium in an Infertile Female

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  1. Department of Fertility and Reproductive Medicine, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Hema Rajesh

  2. Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Balu Kuppusamy

  3. Department of Pathology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Chaitra Venkataswamy & Nidhya Ganesan

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Dr. Hema Rajesh, Consultant in Reproductive Medicine, Department of Fertility & Reproductive Medicine, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Balu Kuppusamy, Consultant Surgical Gastroenterologist in PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Chaitra Venkataswamy, Clinical Pathologist in PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Nidhya Ganesan, Clinical Pathologist in PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Rajesh, H., Kuppusamy, B., Venkataswamy, C. et al. Enterobius vermicularis Infection of the Uterine Endometrium in an Infertile Female. J Obstet Gynecol India 70, 89–91 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-019-01252-0

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