The relationships between endometrial thickness, and blood flow and pregnancy rates in in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1067-1071

  Yuval, Y ^a   Lipitz, S ^a   Dor, J ^b   Achiron, R ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Endometrium; IVF; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PULSATILE FLOW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0032950431     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.4.1067     Document Type: Article

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