A pilot cohort study of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in the treatment of unresponsive thin endometrium resistant to standard therapies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 172-177

  Gleicher, N ^a   Kim, A ^a   Michaeli, T ^a   Lee, H J ^a   Shohat Tal, A ^a   Lazzaroni, E ^a   Barad, D H ^a  

^a New York and Foundation for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical pregnancy rate; diminished ovarian reserve; granulocyte colony stimulating factor; IVF; thin endometrium

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN RESERVE; PARITY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THICKNESS; THIN ENDOMETRIUM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84871236490     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des370     Document Type: Article

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