Endometrial thickness is predictive of histologic endometrial maturation in women undergoing hormone replacement for ovum donation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 380-383

  Hofmann, G E ^a   Thie, J ^a   Scott R T , Jr ^a   Navot, D ^a  

^a Bethesda North Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrial histology; endometrial maturation; Endometrial ultrasound; ovum donation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DONATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030480462     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58504-5     Document Type: Article

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