Human chorionic gonadotropin combined with progesterone for luteal support improves pregnancy rate in patients with low late-midluteal estradiol levels in IVF cycles

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 550-554

  Fujimoto, Akihisa ^a   Osuga, Yutaka ^a   Fujiwara, Toshihiro ^a   Yano, Tetsu ^a   Tsutsumi, Osamu ^a,b   Momoeda, Mikio ^a   Kugu, Koji ^a   Koga, Kaori ^a   Morita, Yutaka ^a   Wada, Osamu ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estradiol; HCG; IVF ET; Luteal support; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; SPRECUR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM MAINTENANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18744390280     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021207014429     Document Type: Article

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