Effects of early luteal-phase vaginal progesterone supplementation on the outcome of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 674-680

  Mui Lam, Po ^a   Chun Cheung, Mei ^b   Ping Cheung, Lai ^b   Ingrid Lok, Hung ^b   John Haines, Christopher ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; infertility; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 64349112759     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590802360751     Document Type: Article

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