Serum hormones for predicting pregnancy outcome after assisted reproductive technology

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-188

  Anckaert, Ellen ^a   Nanos, Nikolaos ^a   Schiettecatte, Johan ^a   Smitz, Johan ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Immunoassay; Oestradiol; Pregnancy outcome; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN; UTROGESTAN VAGINAL;

ADULT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCULATION; DEVICE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 23144447139     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60956-x     Document Type: Article

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