title: Peripheral blood platelet counts in the management of very early pregnancy failure following gamete intrafallopian transfer.
abstract: Early pregnancy-associated thrombocytopenia has been described previously in the peripheral blood of in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients and is evaluated here in 26 women undergoing gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT). No consistent fall in platelets was seen in ongoing pregnancies. It is suggested that a fall in peripheral blood platelets in the early luteal phase may be observed only in pregnancies where more than one embryo is present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000502:physiology*; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; D006801:Humans; D008183:Luteal Phase / Q000502:physiology; D010976:Platelet Count; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin