John Allan

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
article 2011
Microbial colonization of follicular fluid: alterations in cytokine expression and adverse assisted reproduction technology outcomes
Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/der108

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have measured cytokines expressed within follicular fluid and compared the profiles with the aetiology of infertility and/or successful or unsuccessful assisted reproduction technology (ART) outcomes. METHODS: I…

article 2011
Microbial colonization of follicular fluid: Alterations in cytokine expression and adverse assisted reproduction technology outcomes

*This article is free to read on the publisher's website* BACKGROUND Previous studies have measured cytokines expressed within follicular fluid and compared the profiles with the aetiology of infertility and/or successful or unsuccess…

article 2004
Interaction of Microbiology and Pathology in Women Undergoing Investigations for Infertility
Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1080/10647440400020703

BACKGROUND: Cases of endometriosis with no tubal damage are associated with infertility, suggesting an immunological rather than mechanical barrier to reproduction. Laparoscopy and falloposcopy results of clinically asymptomatic women under…

article 2002
Reduced levels of gamma-interferon secretion in response to chlamydial 60 kDa heat shock protein amongst women with pelvic inflammatory disease and a history of repeated Chlamydia trachomatis infections
Immunology letters ·doi:10.1016/s0165-2478(02)00036-6

Peripheral lymphocytes in uninfected fertile controls, women with various histories of Chlamydia trachomatis infection, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility not due to C. trachomatis infection (endometriosis) were cultured over…