Changes in endometrial and subendometrial blood flow in IVF

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-275

  Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a   Chan, Carina Chi Wai ^a   Tang, Oi Shan ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endometrial blood flow; IVF; Subendometrial blood flow; Three dimensional power Doppler

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 60549115433     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60265-9     Document Type: Article

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