Figure 2From: Successful implantation after reducing matrix metalloproteinase activity in the uterine cavityA schedule of the MMP tests, the medication and the next embryo transfer. According to the results of the first MMP test, all the patients were divided into two groups, Group N (Panel a) and Group P (Panel b). Group P patients who had shown a positive result had a two-week treatment composed of antibiotics and corticosteroids at the next proliferative phase (panel b). After the treatment, Group P patients had the 2nd MMP test at the mid luteal phase of the same cycle, whereas Group N patients did not have the 2nd test (Panel a). In the subsequent cycle (the next cycle after the completion of the treatment), Group P patients had the next embryo transfers.Back to article page