Article
Follicular fluid cytokine phenotypes reflect underlying etiologies for infertility.
Journal of reproductive immunology - 1 Sept 2025
Huang Jinxia, Liu Bin, Xiang Yanjie, Zhang Yi, Kuang Lele, Xi Di, Wang Bo, Lu Xiaowei, Kwak-Kim Joanne, Wang Wenjuan
Abstract excerpt
To determine if the follicular fluid (FF) cytokine phenotype reflects underlying etiologies for infertility and oocyte/embryo quality. The study subjects comprised infertile women with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR, n = 42), tubal factor infertility (TFI, n = 72), and repeated implantation failures (RIF, n = 15). Controls were women with male factor infertility (MFI, n = 30). Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α),...
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- Humans
- Female
- Follicular Fluid
- Adult
- Infertility, Female
- Cytokines
- Male
