A comparison of the effects of three different luteal phase support protocols on in vitro fertilization outcomes: A randomized clinical trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 985-989

  Var, Turgut ^a   Tonguc, Esra Ayşin ^a   Doǧanay, Melike ^a   Gulerman, Cavidan ^a   Gungor, Tayfun ^a   Mollamahmutoglu, Leyla ^a  

^a Dr Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

estradiol; hCG; ICSI; luteal phase hormone profile; Luteal phase support; pregnancy rate; progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROFEM; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 79951957247     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.057     Document Type: Article

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