Infertility and reproductive disorders: Impact of hormonal and inflammatory mechanisms on pregnancy outcome

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 104-115

  Vannuccini, Silvia ^a   Clifton, Vicki L ^b   Fraser, Ian S ^c   Taylor, Hugh S ^d   Critchley, Hilary ^e   Giudice, Linda C ^f   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Endometriosis; Inflammation; Placenta; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Pre eclampsia; Preterm birth; Sex steroids; Unexplained infertility; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; HORMONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; DECIDUAL SENESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; METABOLISM; MYOMETRIUM; NIDATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PERINATAL OUTCOME; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS MYOMA; VASCULAR DISEASE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LEIOMYOMA; MATERNAL AGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LEIOMYOMA; MATERNAL AGE; PLACENTA; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84959109954     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmv044     Document Type: Article

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