High serum oestradiol concentrations in fresh IVF cycles do not impair implantation and pregnancy rates in subsequent frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 250-255

  Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Lau, Estella Yee Lan ^a   So, William Wai Kei ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Frozen embryo transfer; Implantation rate; IVF; Oestradiol; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0033955428     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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