Value of single and paired serum human chorionic gonadotropin measurements in predicting outcome of in vitro fertilisation pregnancy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-61

  Alahakoon, Thushari Indika ^a   Crittenden, Jenny ^a   Illingworth, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Human chorionic gonadotropin; In vitro fertilisation pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1242263387     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2004.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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