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BioMed Research International
Volume 2017, Article ID 8526104, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8526104
Research Article

Effects of Aspirin and Intrauterine Balloon on Endometrial Repair and Reproductive Prognosis in Patients with Severe Intrauterine Adhesion: A Prospective Cohort Study

Yuqing Chen,1 Lixiang Liu,1 Yuanna Luo,1 Minghui Chen,1 Yang Huan,1 and Ruili Fang2

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
2Department of Gynecology Ward II, Shenzhen Luohu People’s Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, China

Correspondence should be addressed to Yuqing Chen; nc.ude.usys.liam@gniqyhc

Received 21 October 2016; Revised 5 January 2017; Accepted 10 January 2017; Published 30 January 2017

Academic Editor: Heide Schatten

Copyright © 2017 Yuqing Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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