Elevated progesterone in GnRH agonist down regulated in vitro fertilisation (IVFICSI) cycles reduces live birth rates but not embryo quality

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 535-540

  Lahoud, Robert ^a   Kwik, Michele ^a   Ryan, John ^a   Al Jefout, Moamar ^b   Foley, Jane ^a   Illingworth, Peter ^a  

^a IVFAustralia   (Australia)

^b MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Endometrial receptivity; Frozen embryos; GnRH agonist; IVF; Live birth rates; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NAFARELIN ACETATE; NOSE SPRAY; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO QUALITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW UP; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; NAFARELIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864442009     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-2045-0     Document Type: Article

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