Preliminary prospective study of the endocrinology of conception cycles and early pregnancy in women with antiphospholipid syndrome treated with low molecular weight heparin

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 165-170

  Prakash, Alka ^a   Laird, Susan ^a,b   Li, Tin C ^b   Ledger, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Conception cycle; Heparin; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACTIVIN A; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENOXAPARIN; INHIBIN A;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ACTIVINS; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ASPIRIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 30344440123     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1288     Document Type: Article

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