Elevated serum progesterone values at the time of ovulation induction in luteal leuprolide acetate-down-regulated GIFT cycles are associated with decreased clinical pregnancy rates

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 459-463

  Randall, Gary W ^a   Gantt, Pickens A ^b   Gantt, Dian ^b   Kirk, Michael J ^a   Romines, Natalie ^a  

^a Division of Gero Psychiatry   (United States)

^b Appalachian Fertility and Endocrinology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrium; gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT); pregnancy rates; premature luteinization

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; LUTEINIZATION; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0030006760     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02066524     Document Type: Article

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