Hormonal replacement treatment improves clinical pregnancy in frozen-thawed embryos transfer cycles: A retrospective cohort study

American Journal of Translational Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-90

  Zheng, Yu ^a   Li, Zhou ^a   Xiong, Min ^a   Luo, Ting ^a   Dong, Xiyuan ^a   Huang, Bo ^a   Zhang, Hanwang ^a   Ai, Jihui ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical pregnancy rate; Frozen thawed embryo transfer; Hormone replacement treatment; Implantation rate; Natural cycle

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL VALERATE; FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FREEZE THAWING; FROZEN THAWED EMBRYO TRANSFER; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 84889663424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19438141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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