Impact of high serum progesterone during the late follicular phase on IVF outcome

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-186

  Sonigo, Charlotte ^a   Dray, Géraldine ^a   Roche, Clémence ^a   Cédrin Durnerin, Isabelle ^a   Hugues, Jean Noel ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

endometrial receptivity; IVF; ovarian stimulation; pregnancy rate; progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STIMULATION; BLOOD; FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84905584999     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.03.027     Document Type: Review

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