Asian ethnicity in anonymous oocyte donors is associated with increased estradiol levels but comparable recipient pregnancy rates compared with Caucasians

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2059-2063

  Huddleston, Heather G ^a   Rosen, Mitchell P ^a   Lamb, Julie D ^a   Modan, Aisha ^a   Cedars, Marcelle I ^a   Fujimoto, Victor Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; estradiol; ethnic differences; in vitro fertilization; infertility; oocyte donation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DONATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ANONYMOUS TESTING; ASIAN AMERICANS; ESTRADIOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS; UP-REGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049301605     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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