Should an intrauterine insemination with donor semen be performed 1 or 2 days after the spontaneous LH rise? A prospective RCT

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 697-703

  Blockeel, C ^a   Knez, J ^a   Polyzos, N P ^a   De Vos, M ^a   Camus, M ^a   Tournaye, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intrauterine insemination; LH rise; Natural cycle; Timing

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPERM DONOR; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; PROCEDURES; RISK; TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84898992795     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu022     Document Type: Article

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