Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment for Repeated IVF/ICSI Failure and Unexplained Infertility: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 434-447

  Li, Jie ^a   Chen, Yang ^a,b   Liu, Chengjun ^c   Hu, Yanling ^b   Li, Liuming ^a  

^a FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Jiangbin Yiyuan   (China)

Author keywords

ICSI; Immunoglobulin; in vitro fertilization; Infertility; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFERTILITY; NIDATION; PROCEDURES;

EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; INFERTILITY;

EID: 84887589763     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12170     Document Type: Article

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