Enhanced fertility after diagnostic hysterosalpingography using oil-based contrast agents may be attributable to immunomodulation

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1725-1727

  Yun, Anthony J ^a   Lee, Patrick Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; CYTOKINE; ETHIODIZED OIL; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LINOLEIC ACID; PROGESTERONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

CONCEPTION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUBRICATION; LUTEAL PHASE; NOTE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; THERAPY EFFECT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; ETHIODIZED OIL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 16644397825     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.6.01831725     Document Type: Note

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