The presence of pinopodes in the human endometrium does not delineate the implantation window

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1015-1021

  Quinn, Claire ^a   Ryan, Edward ^b   Claessens, E Anne ^b   Greenblatt, Ellen ^c   Hawrylyshyn, Peter ^d   Cruickshank, Barbara ^c   Hannam, Thomas ^d   Dunk, Caroline ^a   Casper, Robert F ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d LifeQuest Center for Reproductive Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometrium; human; implantation window; pinopode; pregnancy; scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORETHISTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PINOPODE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM; TISSUE GROWTH;

ADULT; CELL MEMBRANE STRUCTURES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247605085     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.08.101     Document Type: Article

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