Relationship between endometrial thickness and in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-32

  Aydin, Turgut ^a   Kara, Mustafa ^b   Turktekin, Nurettin ^a  

^a Kayseri in Vitro Fertilization Centre   (Turkey)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometrial thickness; IVF ICSI; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAGINAL GEL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STIMULATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 84878500919     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: 20080778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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