Significance of increased endometrial thickness in assisted reproduction technology treatments

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 285-289

  Yoeli, Rakefet ^a   Ashkenazi, Jacob ^a   Orvieto, Raoul ^a   Shelef, Michal ^a   Kaplan, Boris ^a   Bar Hava, Itai ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Implantation and pregnancy rates; thick endometrium; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS;

ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 5444264834     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000043701.22835.56     Document Type: Article

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