Corticosteroids in patients with antiovarian antibodies undergoing in vitro fertilization: A prospective pilot study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 699-705

  Forges, Thierry ^a   Monnier Barbarino, Patricia ^a   Guillet May, Frédérique ^a   Faure, Gilbert C ^b   Béné, Marie Christine ^b  

^a Maternite Regionale Universitaire   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Antiovarian antibodies; Corticosteroids; In vitro fertilization; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORTICOSTEROID; ESTIMA GE; GONADOTROPHINE CHORIONIQUE ENDO; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; OVARY ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE 3 SULFOBENZOATE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OVARY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747877138     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-006-0169-0     Document Type: Article

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