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ArticleBioMed research international2022

Immunoregulatory Therapy Improves Reproductive Outcomes in Elevated Th1/Th2 Women with Embryo Transfer Failure.

Shihui Meng, Tianzhen Zhang, Chun Li, Xiaowei Zhang, Huan Shen

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Article in BioMed research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shihui MengReproductive Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4932-966X
Tianzhen ZhangReproductive Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7881-4405
Chun LiDepartment of Rheumatology & Immunology, Clinical Immunology Center of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-2517
Xiaowei ZhangDepartment of Urology, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8926-3138
Huan ShenReproductive Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7242-7706
Peking University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Immunological disturbance is one of the crucial factors of implantation failure. Limited data exists evaluating immunoregulatory therapy in patients with implantation failures. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study on patients who had failed embryo transfer cycle and had elevated Th1/Th2 cytokine ratios between 1/2019 and 3/2020. Patients were assigned into two groups based on whether they received immunoregulatory treatment during a frozen transfer cycle. The primary outcome was live birth rate. Secondary outcomes included clinical pregnancy, implantation rate, and neonatal outcomes. Results: Of 71 patients enrolled, 41 patients received immunoregulatory therapy and 30 patients did not. Compared to untreated patients, rate of live birth was significantly elevated in the treated group (41.5% vs. 16.7%, Conclusions: Immunoregulatory therapy improves reproductive outcomes in elevated Th1/Th2 cytokine ratio women with embryo transfer failure.

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Embryo TransferFertilization in VitroCytokinesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornLive BirthPregnancyPregnancy RateRetrospective StudiesCytokines

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PMID35795319
PMCPMC9251089
OpenAlexW4283593579

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