Letrozole ovulation induction: An effective option in endometrial preparation for frozen-thawed embryo transfer

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 289, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 687-693

  Li, Song Jun ^a,b   Zhang, Yong Jing ^a   Chai, Xiao Shan ^a   Nie, Mei Fang ^a   Zhou, Yu Yan ^b   Chen, Jian Lin ^a   Tao, Guang Shi ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Armed Police Corps Hospital of Guang Dong Border   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical efficacy; Endometrial preparation; Frozen thawed embryo transfer; Letrozole; Ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GESTAGEN; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BLEEDING; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BIRTH RATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; NITRILES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84896725847     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-3044-0     Document Type: Article

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