Endometrial preparation: Lessons from oocyte donation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 873-884

  Younis, J S ^a   Simon, A ^a   Laufer, N ^a  

^a Poriya Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Endometrial preparation; endometrial receptivity; oocyte donation

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROFEM; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOMETRIUM CYTOLOGY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE DONATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPOSITORY; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VAGINA PESSARY;

EID: 0030446157     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58677-4     Document Type: Article

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