Serum antiendometrial antibodies and diagnosis of endometriosis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 374-382

  Randall, Gary W ^a   Gantt, Pickens A ^b   Poe Zeigler, Robin L ^c   Bergmann, Cynthia A ^d   Noel, Marshall E ^d   Strawbridge, Wendy R ^e   Richardson Cox, Barbara ^f   Hereford, John R ^f   Reiff, Robert H ^f  

^a West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston   (United States)

^b Appalachian Fertility and Endocrinology Center   (United States)

^c The New Hope Center for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^d Canterbury Women's Health Care Inc   (United States)

^e Abingdon Healthcare for Women   (United States)

^f Appalachian Ob/Gyn Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Infertility; Laparoscopy; Pelvic pain

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ENDOMETRIAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AUTOANTIBODIES; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MASS SCREENING; PELVIC PAIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548544629     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2007.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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