Avoidance of weekend oocyte retrievals during GnRH antagonist treatment by simple advancement or delay of hCG administration does not adversely affect IVF live birth outcomes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1219-1224

  Tremellen, K P ^a,b   Lane, M ^a,b  

^a Repromed   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

GnRH antagonist; IVF programming; Weekend oocyte retrieval

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 77951112879     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq059     Document Type: Article

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