Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 4 , Pages 797-798, October 2004

Microbiology of the endometrium and in vitro fertilization: Do we yet understand the implications?

  • Kurt T. Barnhart, M.D., M.S.C.E.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kurt T. Barnhart, M.D., M.S.C.E., University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3701 Market Street, 8th floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 (FAX: 215-349-5512

Penn Fertility Care and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUSA

Received 14 April 2004; received in revised form 14 April 2004; accepted 14 April 2004.

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.

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PII: S0015-0282(04)01287-7

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.04.037

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 4 , Pages 797-798, October 2004

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