First successful case of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer with venom immunotherapy for hymenoptera sting allergy

Clinical and Molecular Allergy

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Sills, Eric Scott ^a   Conway, Susan C ^a   Kaplan, Carolyn R ^a   Perloe, Mark ^a   Tucker, Michael J ^a  

^a ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; HEPARIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUPRORELIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXYTOCIN; PHARMALGEN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 13844276843     PISSN: 14767961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7961-2-11     Document Type: Article

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