Relationship between endometrial thickness and embryo implantation, based on 1,294 cycles of in vitro fertilization with transfer of two blastocyst-stage embryos

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-59

  Richter, Kevin S ^a   Bugge, Kathleen R ^a   Bromer, Jason G ^b   Levy, Michael J ^a  

^a Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

blastocyst; clinical pregnancy; embryo transfer; endometrial thickness; In vitro fertilization; spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845757988     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.064     Document Type: Article

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