Uterine peristalsis before embryo transfer affects the chance of clinical pregnancy in fresh and frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1238-1243

  Zhu, L ^a   Che, H S ^a   Xiao, L ^a   Li, Y P ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Clinical pregnancy; Uterine peristalsis; Uterine receptivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NIDATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PERISTALSIS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE PERISTALSIS; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS MALFORMATION; INDUCED ABORTION; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERISTALSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERUS;

EID: 84900816589     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu058     Document Type: Article

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