A retrospective study on IVF/ICSI outcome in patients with anti-nuclear antibodies: The effects of prednisone plus low-dose aspirin adjuvant treatment

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Zhu, Qing ^a   Wu, Li ^a   Xu, Bo ^a   Hu, Mei Hong ^a   Tong, Xian Hong ^a   Ji, Jing Juan ^a   Liu, Yu Sheng ^a  

^a ANHUI PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

ANA; Anti nuclear antibody; Aspirin; IVF ICSI outcome; Prednisone; Titre

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ASPIRIN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREDNISONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84884953232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-11-98     Document Type: Article

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