Implantation failure following in-vitro fertilization

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 440-445

  Ola, Bolarinde ^a   Li, Tin Chiu ^a,b  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo development; Endometrial receptivity; Implantation failure; In vitro fertilisation

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOKINES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LUTEAL PHASE; MATERNAL AGE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33745660819     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gco.0000233940.82296.49     Document Type: Review

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