Ureaplasma urealyticum in semen: Is there any effect on in vitro fertilization outcome?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 523-527

  Kanakas, Nikos ^a,b   Mantzavinos, Themis ^a,b   Boufidou, Fotini ^a,b   Koumentakou, Irini ^a,b   Creatsas, George ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Euromedica Inst of High Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization outcome; Semen culture; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0032964207     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00472-5     Document Type: Article

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