Luteal estradiol supplementation in gonadotropinreleasing hormone antagonist cycles for infertile patients in vitro fertilization

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 131-134

  Kwon, Su Kyoung ^a   Kim, Chung Hoon ^a   Lee, Kyung Hee ^a   Jeon, Il Kyung ^a   Ahn, Jun Woo ^b   Kim, Sung Hoon ^a   Chae, Hee Dong ^a   Kang, Byung Moon ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Addition of estradiol; Gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist; In vitro fertilization; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Luteal progesterone supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890112846     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2013.40.3.131     Document Type: Article

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