Transfer of cryopreserved - Thawed embryos in hCG induced natural or clomiphene citrate cycles yields similar live birth rates in normo-ovulatory women

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 683-689

  Kyrou, Dimitra ^a   Fatemi, Human M ^a   Blockeel, Christophe ^a   Stoop, Dominic ^a   Albuarki, H ^a   Verheyen, Greta ^a   Devroey, Paul ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; FET; hCG; Live birth; Natural cycle

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVE BIRTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIPHENE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78651337163     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9464-x     Document Type: Article

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