Does combined prednisolone and low molecular weight heparin have a role in unexplained implantation failure?

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 289, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 677-680

  Fawzy, Muhammad ^a   El Refaeey, Abdel Aziz A ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Implantation rate; Low molecular weight heparin; Prednisolone; Pregnancy rate; Unexplained failed implantation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENOXAPARIN; FOLIC ACID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE 3 SULFOBENZOATE; PROGESTERONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION RATE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND; UNEXPLAINED FAILED IMPLANTATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84896725674     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-3020-8     Document Type: Article

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