Fresh blastocyst transfer as a clinical approach to overcome the detrimental effect of progesterone elevation at hCG triggering: A strategy in the context of the Italian law

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-77

  Corti, Laura ^a   Papaleo, Enrico ^a   Pagliardini, Luca ^a   Rabellotti, Elisa ^a   Molgora, Michela ^a   La Marca, Antonio ^b   Vigano, Paola ^a   Candiani, Massimo ^c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Blastocyst; Clinical pregnancy rate; Ovarian stimulation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OOCYTE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL PREGNANCY RATE; OVARIAN STIMULATION; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; ITALY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 84887065745     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.08.017     Document Type: Article

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