The 3D vascular status of the follicle after HCG administration is qualitatively rather than quantitatively associated with its reproductive competence

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1095-1099

  Lozano, Daniel H Mendez ^a   Frydman, Nelly ^a   Levaillant, Jean M ^a   Fay, Stéphanie ^a   Frydman, René ^a   Fanchin, Renato ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Embryo implantation; Follicular vascularization; Power Doppler

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PREGNANCY RATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION; BLOOD; FEMALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTES; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 34347206008     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del472     Document Type: Article

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