Relationship of vaginal bacteria and inflammation with conception and early pregnancy loss following in-vitro fertilization.

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Published in Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol on January 01, 2003

Authors

Linda O Eckert1, Donald E Moore, Dorothy L Patton, Kathy J Agnew, David A Eschenbach

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. eckert@u.washington.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Probiotic and Antibiotic Therapies in Women With Unexplained Infertility | NCT04955574

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