Luteal phase support with estrogen in addition to progesterone increases pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization cycles with poor response to gonadotropins

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 363-366

  Kutlusoy, Fatma ^a   Guler, Ismail ^a   Erdem, Mehmet ^a   Erdem, Ahmet ^a   Bozkurt, Nuray ^a   Biberoglu, Ebru H ^b   Biberoglu, Kutay O ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Estradiol; ICSI; IVF; Luteal phase support; Poor ovarian response; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROFEM; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ADULT; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84898862804     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2014.887065     Document Type: Article

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