Administration of β2-Adrenergic Agonists during the Peri-Implantation Period Does Not Improve Implantation or Pregnancy Rates in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection(ICSI) Cycles

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 513-516

  Pinheiro, Osni L ^a,b   Cavagna, Mario ^c,d   Baruffi, Ricardo L R ^c   Mauri, Ana L ^c   Petersen, Claudia ^c   Franco Jr , José G ^c,e,f  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Faculty of Medicine of Marilia   (Brazil)

^c Sinha Junqueira Maternity Foundation   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^f NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ICSI; Implantation rates; Ritodrine; Terbutaline; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECHOVIST; NAFARELIN ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RITODRINE; TERBUTALINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS RELAXATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG POTENTIATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TERBUTALINE;

EID: 1542348331     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000013652.17193.38     Document Type: Article

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