Microbiology of the endometrium and in vitro fertilization: do we yet understand the implications?
The hypothesis that bacteria in the uterus may be detrimental to an embryo is very thought provoking. The data, however, do not yet support that this is a clinically relevant issue.
Penn Fertility Care and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. kbarnhart@mail.obgyn.upenn.edu
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D004717:Endometrium / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy
D004731:Endotoxins