A suboptimal endometrial pattern is associated with a reduced likelihood of pregnancy after a day 5 embryo transfer

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 235-237

  Potlog Nahari, Clariss ^a   Catherino, William H ^a   McKeeby, Jeffrey L ^a   Wesley, Robert ^a   Segars, James H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 11844255780     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.102     Document Type: Article

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