Reference values for the midluteal plasma progesterone concentration: Evidence from human menopausal gonadotropin-stimulated pregnancy cycles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 711-714

  Sallam, Hassan N ^a   Sallam, Ahmed ^a   Ezzeldin, Fathy ^a   Agamia, Abdel Fattah ^a   Abou Ali, Ashraf ^a  

^a Alexandria Fertility Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Gonadotropins; HMG; Ovulation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENOTROPINS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROGESTERONE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033022992     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00531-7     Document Type: Article

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