Are cytokines and growth factors responsible for the detrimental effects of hydrosalpingeal fluid on pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer?

Hydrosalpinges adversely affect markers of endometrial receptivity

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Hydrosalpinx fluid has embryotoxic effects on murine embryogenesis: a case for prophylactic salpingectomy

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Hydrosalpingeal fluid inhibits in-vitro embryonic development in a murine model

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Human fallopian tube expresses transforming growth factor (TGF beta) isoforms, TGF beta type I-III receptor messenger ribonucleic acid and protein, and contains [125I]TGF beta-binding sites.

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Detrimental effect of hydrosalpinx fluid on the development and blastulation of mouse embryos in vitro

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