Risks of myrrh usage in pregnancy

Jornal Brasileiro de Reproducao Assistida

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 257-258

  Al Jaroudi, Dania ^a   Kaddour, Ouhoud ^a   Al Amin, Nahla ^a  

^a KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Commiphora; Herbal medicine; Myrrh; Pregnancy; Recurrent pregnancy loss; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; ENOXAPARIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MYRRH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 85007307096     PISSN: 15175693     EISSN: 15180557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/1518-0557.20160050     Document Type: Article

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