Immunoglobulin G antisperm antibodies and prediction of spontaneous pregnancy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1659-1665

  Leushuis, Esther ^a,c   van der Steeg, Jan Willem ^a,b,c   Steures, Pieternel ^a,c   Repping, Sjoerd ^a   Schöls, Willem ^d   van der Veen, Fulco ^a   Mol, Ben Willem J ^a,e   Hompes, Peter G A ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

antisperm antibodies; Mixed agglutination reaction; ongoing pregnancy; prospective cohort; spontaneous pregnancy; subfertility

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTISPERM ANTIBODY; SPERM ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SUBFERTILITY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTIBODIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 70350566788     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.082     Document Type: Article

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