Vaginal versus oral E2 administration: effects on endometrial thickness, uterine perfusion, and contractility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 994-998

  Fanchin, Renato ^a   Righini, Claudia ^a   Schönauer, Luca Maria ^a   Olivennes, François ^a   Cunha Filho, João Sabino ^a   Frydman, René ^a  

^a Hop Antoine Béclère ^*  (France)

Author keywords

E2; Embryo implantation; Endometrial receptivity; Hormonal replacement cycle; P; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROVAMES; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGESTERONE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 0034766178     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(01)02841-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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