The factors affecting the outcome of frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycle

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-164

  Ashrafi, Mahnaz ^a,b   Jahangiri, Nadia ^a   Hassani, Fatemeh ^a   Akhoond, Mohammad Reza ^a   Madani, Tahereh ^a  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clinical factors; Embryological factors; Frozen thawed embryo transfer; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL VALERATE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FROZEN THAWED EMBRYO TRANSFER; GESTATIONAL SAC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TEST; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960643309     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 18756263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2011.01.037     Document Type: Article

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