Intramuscular versus vaginal progesterone in assisted reproduction: A comparative study

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 228-231

  Perino, M ^a   Brigandi A ^a   Abate, F G ^a   Costabile, L ^b,c   Balzano, E ^b   Abate, A ^a  

^a Papardo Hospital   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0031468216     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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