Colour Doppler assessment of ascendent uterine artery perfusion in an in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer programme after pituitary desensitization and ovarian stimulation with human recombinant follicle stimulating hormone

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1772-1777

  Bloechle, M ^a   Schreiner, Th ^b   Kuchler I ^c   Schurenkamper P ^b   Lisse, K ^b  

^a Gemeinschaftspraxis im Lutzow Ctr   (Germany)

^b Department of Reproductive Medicine   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colour Doppler ultrasound; Endometrial receptivity; Implantation failure; In vitro fertilization; Uterine artery perfusion

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GOSERELIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PULSATILE FLOW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0030884860     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.8.1772     Document Type: Article

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