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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Characteristics of systemic inflammation in patients with endometritis-associated infertility
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Olga E. Savelieva
Litovskaya, 2, Saint Petersburg, 194100, Russia; ur.liam@anihcehc_aglo
Funding: the work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant 24-25-00244.
Author contribution: OE Savelieva — study design, analysis and interpretation of results, article authoring; TA Krivolesova — selection of patients, registration of results, article authoring; AS Zhigalina — data collection and analysis, article authoring; LP Sigareva — literature analysis, statistical processing of results; AV Saburov — selection of patients, registration of results; VA Reznik — research planning and supervision, article editing.
Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of St. Petersburg State Medical University (Minutes No. 18/07 of October 27, 2022), conducted in accordance with the federal laws of the Russian Federation (No. 152, 323, etc.) and Declaration of Helsinki 1964, with all subsequent additions and amendments regulating scientific research on biomaterials obtained from humans. All participants signed an informed consent form before participating in the study.
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