Endometrial thickness and pregnancy outcome after intrauterine insemination

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 432-437

  Esmailzadeh, Seddigheh ^a   Faramarzi, Mahbobeh ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*

^b BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

endometrial thickness; Intrauterine insemination; pregnancy rate; transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO LOSS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547732390     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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