The HCG ratio as a predictor of pregnancy outcome in assisted conception cycles

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 84-90

  Negm, Sherif M M ^a   Kamel, Rasha A ^a   Magdi, Ahmed M ^a   Abuhamila, Fouad A ^a   Harouni, Assem K ^a  

^a Hayat Fertility and Women's Health Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

HCG ratio; ICSI; IVF; Multiple pregnancy; Pregnancy viability prediction

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIOMON; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; MERIONAL; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 77954955265     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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