Endometrial and subendometrial vascularity is higher in pregnant patients with livebirth following ART than in those who suffer a miscarriage

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1134-1141

  Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a   Chan, Carina Chi Wai ^a   Tang, Oi Shan ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

3D power Doppler; Endometrial and subendometrial vascularity; Live birth; Miscarriage

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIVE BIRTH; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION; ADULT; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BLASTOMERES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 34347238590     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del458     Document Type: Article

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