Pre-hCG elevation of plasma progesterone: Good, bad or otherwise

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-

  de Ziegler, D ^a   Bijaoui, G ^a   Chapron, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUTEINIZATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY;

BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 45549091270     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmn020     Document Type: Letter

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