Luteal phase progesterone increases live birth rate after frozen embryo transfer

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 534-537

  Bjuresten, Kerstin ^a   Landgren, Britt Marie ^a   Hovatta, Outi ^a   Stavreus Evers, Anneli ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

frozen embryo transfer; live birth rate; natural menstrual cycle; pregnancy rate; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; LUTEAL PHASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78751568134     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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