Interventions to improve reproductive outcomes in women with elevated natural killer cells undergoing assisted reproduction techniques: A systematic review of literature

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-75

  Polanski, L T ^a   Barbosa, M A P ^b   Martins, W P ^b   Baumgarten, M N ^a   Campbell, B ^c   Brosens, J ^d   Quenby, S ^d   Raine Fenning, N ^a  

^a Nurture Fertility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction techniques; Immunotherapy; Infertility; Natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ENOXAPARIN; ETANERCEPT; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; EMBASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIVE BIRTH; MEDLINE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFERTILITY; NATURAL KILLER CELLS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84890657473     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det414     Document Type: Article

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