The hormonal flare-up following gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist administration is influenced by a progestogen pretreatment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1859-1863

  Cédrin Durnerin, Isabelle ^a   Bulwa, Sylvie ^a   Hervé, Florence ^a   Martin Pont, Brigitte ^a   Uzan, Michèle ^a   Hugues, Jean Noël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Flare up; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonist; In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; Progestogen pretreatment; Short protocol

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORETHISTERONE; PROGESTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029838779     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019507     Document Type: Article

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