Effect of preovulatory progesterone elevation and duration of progesterone elevation on the pregnancy rate of frozen-thawed embryo transfer in natural cycles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1288-1293

  Lee, Vivian Chi Yan ^a   Li, Raymond Hang Wun ^a   Chai, Joyce ^a   Yeung, Tracy Wing Yee ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a   Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Frozen thawed embryo transfer; natural cycle; progesterone elevation

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; FROZEN THAWED EMBRYO TRANSFER IN NATURAL CYCLE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CRYOPRESERVATION; FOLLICULAR PHASE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TIME; TRENDS; UPREGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899907564     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.01.040     Document Type: Article

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