Chronic endometritis is a frequent finding in women with recurrent implantation failure after in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 437-441

  Johnston MacAnanny, Erika B ^a   Hartnett, Janice ^b   Engmann, Lawrence L ^a   Nulsen, John C ^a   Sanders, M Melinda ^c   Benadiva, Claudio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic endometritis; endometrial biopsy; In vitro fertilization; recurrent implantation failure

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT IMPLANTATION FAILURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 74449092790     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.131     Document Type: Article

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