The endometrium in stimulated cycles for IVF

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 515-522

  Bourgain, Claire ^a   Devroey, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endometrial receptivity; Endometrium; IVF; Luteal phase; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; GOSERELIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INTEGRIN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRIPTORELIN;

CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMPLANTATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STROMA; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LUTEAL PHASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; RECEPTORS, STEROID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0347287035     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmg045     Document Type: Review

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