Diagnostic evaluation of women experiencing repeated in vitro fertilization failure

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-84

  Vaquero, Elena ^a,b   Lazzarin, Natalia ^a,b   Caserta, Donatella ^c   Valensise, Herbert ^a   Baldi, Marina ^d   Moscarini, Massimo ^e   Arduini, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

MEA f; NK cells; Recurrent IVF failure; Thrombophilia; Thyroid abnormalities

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOPHILIA; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33644506504     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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