Vaginal (Crinone 8%) gel vs. intramuscular progesterone in oil for luteal phase support in in vitro fertilization: A large prospective trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 344-348

  Silverberg, Kaylen M ^a   Vaughn, Thomas C ^a   Hansard, Lisa J ^a   Burger, Natalie Z ^a   Minter, Tamara ^a  

^a Texas Fertility Center   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; luteal phase support; progesterone; vaginal progesterone

Indexed keywords

OIL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUTEAL PHASE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LUTEAL PHASE; OILS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 84856375558     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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