Effect of intrauterine injection of human chorionic gonadotropin before embryo transfer on clinical pregnancy rates from in vitro fertilisation cycles: A prospective study

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Santibañez, Álvaro ^a   García, Jorge ^a   Pashkova, Olga ^a   Colín, Omar ^a   Castellanos, Guillermo ^a   Sánchez, Ana P ^a   De la Jara, Julio F ^a  

^a Procrea Reproductive Centre   (Mexico)

Author keywords

ICSI; Implantation rate; Intrauterine hCG; IVF; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84895067073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-12-9     Document Type: Article

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