Inhibition of progesterone secretion by oestradiol administered in the luteal phase of assisted conception cycles

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-195

  Tay, Paul Y S ^a   Lenton, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Sheffield Fertility Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; In vitro fertilisation; Luteal phase; Oestradiol; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CORPUS LUTEUM MAINTENANCE; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0141670714     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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