A retrospective study on IVF outcome in patients with anticardiolipin antibody: Effects of methylprednisolone plus low-dose aspirin adjuvant treatment

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 196-201

  Ying, Ying ^a   Zhong, Yi Ping ^a   Zhou, Can Quan ^a   Xu, Yan Wen ^a   Wang, Qiong ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Wu, Hai Tao ^a   Shen, Xiao Ting ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibody; Aspirin; In vitro fertilization; Methylprednisolone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS METHYLPREDNISOLONE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ASPIRIN; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INFERTILITY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861184731     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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