Premature progesterone elevation impairs implantation and live birth rates in GnRH-agonist IVF/ICSI cycles

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 281, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 747-752

  Kiliçdag, Esra Bulgan ^a   Haydardedeoglu, Bulent ^a   Cok, Tayfun ^a   Hacivelioglu, Servet Ozden ^a   Bagis, Tayfun ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

GnRH agonist; Implantation; IVF; Live birth rate; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77950628632     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-1248-0     Document Type: Article

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