The role of low-molecular-weight heparin in recurrent implantation failure: A prospective, quasi-randomized, controlled study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2499-2502

  Berker, Bülent ^a   Taşkin, Salih ^a   Kahraman, Korhan ^a   Taşkn, Elif Aylin ^a   Atabekoǧlu, Cem ^a   Sönmezer, Murat ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

implantation; low molecular weight heparin; pregnancy outcome; Recurrent implantation failure

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENOXAPARIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMPLANTATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT IMPLANTATION FAILURE; SCREENING; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERUS CAVITY;

ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TREATMENT FAILURE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959728860     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.033     Document Type: Article

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