Abstract：
OBJECTIVES:To measure concentrations of placental protein 14 (PP14) in uterine flushings and plasma samples obtained from patients with unexplained infertility and to compare the results of those of normal fertile women. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Infertility and gynaecology outpatient clinics at the Jessop Hospital for Women, Sheffield, United Kingdom. PATIENTS:Sixteen patients with unexplained infertility and 12 normal fertile women who had been previously sterilized. INTERVENTIONS:Daily monitoring of luteinizing hormone (LH) to detect the LH surge; uterine flushings and blood samples were obtained on days 7, 10, and 12 after the LH surge. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The measurement of PP14 concentration in uterine flushings and plasma samples throughout the luteal phase. RESULTS:Levels of PP14 in uterine flushings of patients with unexplained infertility were significantly lower than those of normal fertile women on days LH +10 and LH +12. No significant differences were observed between the two groups in PP14 levels in uterine flushings on day LH +7 and plasma samples on days LH +7, LH +10, and LH +12. CONCLUSIONS:Patients with unexplained infertility have reduced concentrations of PP14 in uterine flushings but not in plasma samples as compared with normal fertile women. Placental protein 14 measurement in uterine flushings may be a more valuable method of assessing endometrial function in infertile patients than plasma levels of the protein.
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Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Mackenna A,Li TC,Dalton C,Bolton A,Cooke Idoi
10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55803-8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-03-01 00:00:00pages
577-82issue
3eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015-0282(16)55803-8journal_volume
59pub_type
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更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00
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更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00402-1
更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type：
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更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2010-05-15 00:00:00
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更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00
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doi：10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.04.051
更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Fertility and sterility
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00
