Non-homogeneous hyperechogenic echo pattern three days after frozen embryo transfer is associated with lower pregnancy rates

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-18

  Check, J H ^a,b   Dietterich, C ^a   Nazari, A ^a   Lurie, D ^a   Choe, J K ^a   Check, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial echo patterns; Frozen embryo transfer; Mid luteal sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOPRESERVATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; STIMULATION;

ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; LUTEAL PHASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 17544381128     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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