Cumulative exposure to high estradiol levels during the follicular phase of IVF cycles negatively affects implantation

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 111-117

  Arslan, Murat ^a,b   Bocca, Silvina ^a   Arslan, Ebru Ozturk ^a   Duran, Hakan E ^a   Stadtmauer, Laurel ^a   Oehninger, Sergio ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Area under the curve; Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation; Embryo; Estradiol; Implantation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247383055     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9101-x     Document Type: Article

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