Low-dose aspirin and uterine haemodynamics on the day of embryo transfer in women undergoing IVF/ICSI: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 861-866

  Haapsamo, Mervi ^a   Martikainen, Hannu ^a   Räsänen, Juha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Doppler ultrasonography; Endometrial receptivity; Low dose aspirin; Uterine vascular impedance

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; RADIAL ARTERY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY;

UTA;

EID: 64949178003     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den489     Document Type: Article

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