Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation changes the prevalence of serum autoantibodies in in vitro fertilization patients

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 56, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 364-370

  Haller, Kadri ^a   Sarapik, Aili ^a   Talja, Ija ^a   Salumets, Andres ^a,b,c   Uibo, Raivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Centre for Infertility Treatment and Medical Genetics   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Common autoantibodies; Infertility; Supraphysiological sex hormone levels

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; PARIETAL CELL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SEX HORMONE; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CELL LINE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750535436     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2006.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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