Recombinant human leukemia inhibitory factor does not improve implantation and pregnancy outcomes after assisted reproductive techniques in women with recurrent unexplained implantation failure

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1445-1447

  Brinsden, Peter R ^a   Alam, Veronica ^b   de Moustier, Beatrice ^b   Engrand, Patrick ^b  

^a Bourn Hall Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b MERCK SERONO S A   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMFILERMIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT HUMAN LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63449115545     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.047     Document Type: Article

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