Controlled natural cycle IVF with antagonist use and blastocyst transfer

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 685-689

  Trokoudes, Krinos M ^a   Minbattiwalla, M B ^a   Kalogirou, L ^a   Pantelides, K ^a   Mitsingas, P ^a   Sokratous, A ^a   Chrysanthou, A ^a   Fasouliotis, S J ^a  

^a Pedieos IVF Center   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Antagonist blastocyst transfer; CONCIVF; Implantation; Natural cycle; Pregnancy rates

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MALE; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 29444440430     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61686-0     Document Type: Article

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