Flushing the endometrium prior to the embryo transfer does not affect the pregnancy rate

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 268-271

  Berkkanoglu, M ^a   Isikoglu, M ^a   Seleker, M ^a   Ozgur, K ^a  

^a Antalya IVF   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Endometrium; Flushing media; Implantation; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LAVAGE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 33747046354     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60625-6     Document Type: Article

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