Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 537-543 , 15 January 2010

The human ovarian follicular fluid level of interleukin-8 is associated with follicular size and patient age

  • Beth A. Malizia, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts
    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Yoo Sang Wook, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Alan S. Penzias, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Boston IVF, Waltham, Massachusetts
    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Anny Usheva, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Medicine and Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Anny Usheva, Ph.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 3 Blackfan Circle, CLS 701, Boston, MA 02215.

Received 24 September 2008 ,Revised 8 November 2008 ,Accepted 25 November 2008.

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 B.A.M. has received an educational grant from Ferring. Y.S.W. has nothing to disclose. A.S.P. is a consultant for and has received research grants from Ferring, EMD Serono, and Organon. A.U. has nothing to disclose.

 Supported by an educational grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals (Parsippany, New Jersey) and R01HL62958 to AU.

PII: S0015-0282(08)04647-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.11.033

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 2 , Pages 537-543 , 15 January 2010

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