Abnormal vaginal microbiota may be associated with poor reproductive outcomes: A prospective study in IVF patients

Human Reproduction

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 795-803

  Haahr, T ^a   Jensen, J S ^b   Thomsen, L ^a   Duus, L ^c   Rygaard, K ^d   Humaidan, P ^a  

^a SKIVE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c Department of Clinical Microbiology   (Denmark)

^d Trianglen Fertility Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atopobium vaginae; bacterial vaginosis; clinical pregnancy; Gardnerella vaginalis; IVF; Nugent score; prevalence; vaginal microbiota

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPOBIUM VAGINAE; BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUGENT SCORE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA PH; VAGINITIS; ACTINOBACTERIA; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADULT; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84963983710     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew026     Document Type: Article

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