Low endometrial volume may predict early pregnancy loss in women undergoing in vitro fertilization

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 259-261

  Zohav, Efraim ^a,b   Orvieto, Raoul ^a,b   Anteby, Eyal Y ^a,b   Segal, Octav ^a,b   Meltcer, Simion ^a,b   Tur Kaspa, Ilan ^c  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c REPRODUCTIVE GENETICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D ultrasonography; Endometrial volume; IVF; Miscarriage; Prediction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; EMBRYO LOSS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547618817     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-007-9121-1     Document Type: Article

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