Defining the rise of serum HCG in viable pregnancies achieved through use of IVF

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 823-828

  Chung, Karine ^a   Sammel, Mary D ^a   Coutifaris, Christos ^a   Chalian, Raffi ^a   Lin, Kathleen ^a   Castelbaum, Arthur J ^b,c   Freedman, Martin F ^b,c   Barnhart, Kurt T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Northern Fertility and Reproductive Associates   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; HCG rise; IVF; Multiple pregnancies; Viable pregnancies

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 33644852599     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei389     Document Type: Article

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