Elevated E 2: Oocyte ratio in women undergoing IVF and tubal ET: Correlation with a decrease in the implantation rate

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 434-438

  Yang, Jehn Hsiahn ^a   Chen, Hsin Fu ^a   Lien, Yih Ron ^a   Chen, Shee Uan ^a   Ho, Hong Nerng ^a   Yang, Yu Shih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Estradiol; Fertilization in vitro; Oocytes; Ovum implantation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; BUSERELIN; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BUSERELIN; CELL COUNT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MENOTROPINS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035020143     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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