Anticardiolipin antibody levels in women undergoing first in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2494-2500

  Caccavo, D ^a   Pellegrino, N M ^a   Lorusso, F ^a   Capotorto, M ^a   Vacca, M ^a   Vimercati, A ^a   Depalo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibodies; Hyperestrogenism; IVF ET; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROGESTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION;

EID: 34548137723     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem179     Document Type: Article

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