Evidence that high serum progesterone (P) levels on day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) injection have no adverse effect on the embryo itself as determined by pregnancy outcome following embryo transfer using donated eggs

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-180

  Check, J H ^a   Wilson, C ^a   Choe, J K ^a   Amui, J ^a   Brasile, D ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Late follicular phase; Oocyte donor; Recipients; Serum progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE CONTROL AGENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 77958030642     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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