A single midcycle dose of levonorgestrel similar to emergency contraceptive does not alter the expression of the L-selectin ligand or molecular markers of endometrial receptivity

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1589-1594

  Palomino, Wilder Alberto ^a   Kohen, Paulina ^a   Devoto, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

L selectin ligand; Levonorgestrel; midcycle administration; progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLICODELIN A; L SELECTIN; LEVONORGESTREL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MOLECULAR MARKER; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITRONECTIN RECEPTOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GLYCOPROTEIN; PAEP PROTEIN, HUMAN; PLACENTA PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DECIDUALIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INTEGRIN ALPHAVBETA3; L-SELECTIN; LEVONORGESTREL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77957189521     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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