Maternal C-reactive protein levels are raised at 4 weeks gestation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1025-1030

  Sacks, G P ^a   Seyani, L ^a   Lavery, S ^a   Trew, G ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Early pregnancy; Inflammatory response; IVF; Miscarriage

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ESTRADIOL; GANIRELIX; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MATERNAL AGE; NIDATION; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PARITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 1842584796     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh179     Document Type: Article

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