Progesterone rise on the day of HCG administration (premature luteinization) in IVF: An overdue update

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 149-155

  Elnashar, Aboubakr M ^a  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

IVF; Premature luteinization; Progesterone rise

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUTEINIZATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; REVIEW;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LUTEINIZATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL AGENTS;

EID: 77952243712     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9393-8     Document Type: Review

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