Early follicular progesterone concentrations and in vitro fertilization pregnancy outcomes

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 991-994

  Tang, Yi ^a   Gong, Fei ^a   Lin, Ge ^a   Lu, Guangxiu ^a  

^a CITIC Group   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIPTORELIN;

EID: 34147096506     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.08.087     Document Type: Article

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