Oocyte donation and endometriosis: What are the lessons?

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 173-177

  Hauzman, Erik E ^a   Garcia Velasco, Juan A ^a,b   Pellicer, Antonio ^c  

^a Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility IVI Madrid   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

endometrial receptivity; endometriosis; oocyte donation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL INTERACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY ARRAY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; UTERINE RECEPTIVITY; UTERUS; UTERUS FUNCTION;

EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 84874386240     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1333483     Document Type: Article

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