A decrease in serum estradiol levels after human chorionic gonadotrophin administration predicts significantly lower clinical pregnancy and live birth rates in in vitro fertilization cycles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2690-2697

  Kondapalli, L A ^a   Molinaro, T A ^b   Sammel, M D ^a   Dokras, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

estrogen; hCG; implantation; IVF ICSI outcomes; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; BIRTH RATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OVARIAN RESERVE; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84864943818     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des216     Document Type: Conference Paper

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