Difference between serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin levels in pregnancies after in vitro maturation and in vitro fertilization treatments

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-88

  Almog, Benny ^a   Al Shalaty, Jana ^a   Sheizaf, Boaz ^a   Shehata, Fady ^a   Son, Weon Young ^a   Tan, Seang Lin ^a   Tulandi, Togas ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

hCG levels; In vitro maturation; IVF; post ET

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL WELL BEING; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO MATURATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; OOCYTES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650416253     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.041     Document Type: Article

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