Endometrial thickness and pregnancy rates after IVF: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 530-541

  Kasius, Annemieke ^a   Smit, Janine G ^a   Torrance, Helen L ^a   Eijkemans, Marinus J C ^a   Mol, Ben Willem ^b   Opmeer, Brent C ^c   Broekmans, Frank J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endometrial thickness; Endometrium; IVF; IVF outcome; Pregnancy rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OOCYTE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ENDOMETRIUM; IVF; IVF OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATES;

AGE FACTORS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; LIVE BIRTH; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84904701435     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmu011     Document Type: Article

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