Low-dose human chorionic gonadotropin versus estradiol/progesterone luteal phase support in gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist-triggered assisted reproductive technique cycles: Understanding a new approach

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2820-2823

  Garcia Velasco, Juan A ^a,b   Motta, Leticia ^a   López, Ana ^a   Mayoral, Mercedes ^a   Cerrillo, Maria ^a   Pacheco, Alberto ^a  

^a IVI Madrid ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

estradiol; GnRH agonist; hCG; luteal phase; progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRDERM MATRIX 100; LEPORI 500; PROGEFFIK 200; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TRIPTORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARY HYPERTROPHY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COMPREHENSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TRIPTORELIN;

EID: 78650182726     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.035     Document Type: Article

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