Outcome of in-vitro fertilization treatment and DDT levels in serum and follicular fluid

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Al Saleh, Iman ^a   Coskun, Serdar ^a   El Doush, Inaam ^a   Billedo, Grisellhi ^a   Mashhour, Abdullah ^a   Jaroudi, Kamal ^a   Al Shahrani, Abdulaziz ^a   Al Mayman, Hind ^a   Mohamed, Gamal ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Fertilization rate; Follicular fluid; In vitro fertilization; p, p' DDE; p, p' DDT; Pregnancy outcome; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLITE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DDT; DEMOGRAPHY; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHANE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71649086750     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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