Association between sperm autoantibodies and enhanced embryo implantation rates during in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 753-754

  Clarke, Gary N ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; AUTOANTIBODIES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA; STATISTICS;

EID: 33748092727     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.02.089     Document Type: Article

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