Effect of progesterone supplementation on natural frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-20

  Eftekhar, Maryam ^a   Rahsepar, Mozhgan ^a   Rahmani, Elham ^b  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BUSHEHR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Natural cycle; Pregnancy rate; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANTATION; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878475893     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: 20080778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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