Microbial colonization of follicular fluid: Alterations in cytokine expression and adverse assisted reproduction technology outcomes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1799-1812

  Pelzer, Elise S ^a   Allan, John A ^b   Cunningham, Kelly ^a   Mengersen, Kerrie ^a   Allan, Janet M ^b   Launchbury, Tara ^b   Beagley, Kenneth ^a   Knox, Christine L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MONASH IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction technology; bacteria; cytokines; follicular fluid; infertility

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SECRETION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79959424704     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der108     Document Type: Article

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