Low-dose aspirin does not improve ovarian responsiveness or pregnancy rate in IVF and ICSI patients: A randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2211-2214

  Päkkilä, Mervi ^a   Ralsanen J ^a   Heinonen, S ^d   Tinkanen, H ^d   Tuomivaara, L ^b   Makikallio K ^a   Hippelainen M ^c   Tapanainen, J S ^a   Martikainen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Family Federation of Finland   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

ICSI; IVF; Low dose aspirin; Ovarian response; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENSTRUATION; OOCYTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TEST; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE INFERTILITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ASPIRIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 25144455143     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei020     Document Type: Article

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