Can luteal phase estradiol levels predict the pregnancy outcome in in vitro fertilization cycles of good responders whose excess embryos yield blastocysts?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 638-639

  Akman, Mehmet A ^a,c   Erden, Halit F ^a   Bener, Faruk ^a   Liu, Jiaen E ^b   Bahceci, Mustafa ^a  

^a German Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Abdi Ipekci Cad   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN;

BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIDATION; NOTE; OOCYTE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036181953     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(01)03209-5     Document Type: Article

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