Artificial versus stimulated cycles for endometrial preparation prior to frozen-thawed embryo transfer

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-325

  Wright, Kristen Page ^a   Guilbert, Juliette ^b   Weitzen, Sherry ^a   Davy, Celine ^b   Fauque, Patricia ^b   Olivennes, Francois ^b  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Cochin Hospital ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Endometrial receptivity; Endometrial thickness; Implantation; Vaginal oestradiol

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROVAMES; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THICKNESS;

EID: 33748594740     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61434-4     Document Type: Article

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