What is the 'ideal' duration of progesterone supplementation before the transfer of cryopreserved-thawed embryos in estrogen/progesterone replacement protocols?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1127-1134

  Nawroth, Frank ^a   Ludwig, Michael ^a  

^a ENDOKRINOLOGIKUM HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Embryo; Progesterone; Replacement protocol

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCEPTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROBABILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 20344373137     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh762     Document Type: Article

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