Ratio of oestradiol concentration on the day of human chorionic gonadotrophin administration to mid-luteal oestradiol concentration is predictive of in-vitro fertilization outcome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2777-2782

  Sharara, Fady I ^a,b   McClamrock, Howard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantation; IVF; Luteal phase; Oestradiol; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032731625     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2777     Document Type: Article

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