Successful glucocorticoid treatment for patients with abnormal autoimmunity on in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 776-781

  Ando, Tomoko ^a   Suganuma, Nobuhiko ^a   Furuhashi, Madoka ^a   Asada, Yoshimasa ^a   Kondo, Ikuyo ^a   Tomoda, Yutaka ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

autoantibody; autoimmunity; glucocorticoid therapy; in vitro fertilization embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DECADORONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA ANTIBODY; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; LUTEUM; PREDNISOLONE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG THERAPY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; DEXAMETHASONE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 0030457128     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02066497     Document Type: Article

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