Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of the Human Endometrial Fluid during the Natural Cycle

• Main Authors: Marta Bregón-Villahoz (Author), Maria-Dolores Moragues (Author), Inés Arrieta-Aguirre (Author), Mikel Azkargorta (Author), Lucía Lainz (Author), Miren Diez-Zapirain (Author), Maria Iglesias (Author), Maria-Begoña Prieto (Author), Ana Matorras (Author), Antonia Exposito (Author), Felix Elortza (Author), Roberto Matorras (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose. Some microbiota patterns have been associated with favorable IVF prognosis and others with pathological conditions. The endometrial fluid aspirate (EFA) contains antibacterial proteins that are enriched in implantative IVF cycles, but the antimicrobial effect of EFA has not been addressed....