Increased MS relapse rate during assisted reproduction technique

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 255, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 592-593

  Hellwig, K ^a   Beste, C ^a   Brune, N ^a   Haghikia, A ^a   Muller T ^a   Schimrigk, S ^a   Gold, R ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LETTER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 42549092210     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0607-2     Document Type: Letter

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