Estrogen level monitoring in artificial frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles using step-up regime without pituitary suppression: Is it necessary?

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Assisted Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Niu, Zhihong ^a,b   Feng, Yun ^a   Sun, Yijuan ^a   Zhang, Aijun ^a   Zhang, Huiqin ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; FROZEN THAWED EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THICKNESS;

EID: 47349103324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17431050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-1050-5-4     Document Type: Article

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