Comparison of low-dose human menopausal gonadotropin and micronized 17β-estradiol supplementation in in vitro maturation cycles with thin endometrial lining

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 907-912

  Elizur, Shai E ^a   Son, Weon Young ^a   Yap, Raymond ^a   Gidoni, Yariv ^a   Levin, Dan ^a   Demirtas, Ezgi ^a   Tan, Seang Lin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

endometrium; estrogen; human menopausal gonadotropins (hMG); In vitro maturation (IVM)

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO MATURATION TREATMENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS GROWTH;

ADULT; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MENOTROPINS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349275165     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1750     Document Type: Article

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