Antiphospholipid antibodies and the outcome of pregnancy after the first in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer cycle

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1180-1183

  Balasch, Juan ^a,b   Creus, Montserrat ^a   Fábregues, Francisco ^a   Cívico, Salvadora ^a   Reverter, Juan C ^a   Carmona, Francisco ^a   Tàssies, Dolors ^a   Vanrell, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abortion; Anticardiolipin antibodies; Antiphospholipid antibodies; In vitro fertilization; Lupus anticoagulant

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0031809891     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1180     Document Type: Article

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