Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of determining the chance of a successful pregnancy based on the ratio indicated as a formula that uses the presence of Lactobacillus and Staphylococcus bacteria in relation to the total amount of bacteria in a sample of a subject, preferably a urine sample. Also provided in the disclosure is a kit, preferably a qPCR kit, for performing the method of the disclosure and outputting the result. Such a method and kit are particularly advantageous for predicting the chance of a successful pregnancy in subjects undergoing or eligible for an artificial insemination method such as IVF or ICSI.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 12, 2011
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2018
Assignee:
ARTPRED B.V.
Inventors:
Dirk Jan Kok, Jozef Stephanus Elisabeth Laven, Delshad Mama Maghdid, Nicole Geertje Maria Beckers