BackgroundThe risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is higher in women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment than in women conceiving spontaneously.ObjectivesTo determine whether the GDM risk after day-3 embryo transfe…
Study questionDo differences in blood pressure within the normal range have any impacts on the live birth rate (primary outcome) or biochemical pregnancy rate (beta-hCG positivity), clinical pregnancy rate (heart beating in ultrasound), abo…
Endometrial receptivity is a decisive factor in human reproduction. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is one of the first embryonic signals that precedes the implantation by trophoblast invasion into the endometrium. Meta-analysis of rando…
IntroductionAs a cytotoxic product of activated monocytes, macrophages, and lymphocytes, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)--together with other cytokines and growth factors--is an important component in the immune response of the huma…