Endometrial infusion of human chorionic gonadotropin at the time of blastocyst embryo transfer does not impact clinical outcomes: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1591-1595.e2

  Hong, Kathleen H ^a,b   Forman, Eric J ^a,b   Werner, Marie D ^a   Upham, Kathleen M ^b   Gumeny, Christina L ^b   Winslow, Ayesha D ^b   Kim, Thomas J ^a,b   Scott, Richard T ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; hCG; Implantation rate; Intrauterine hCG; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO TRANSFER CATHETER; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLASTOCYST; ENDOMETRIUM; FREEZING; INFERTILITY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 84921987081     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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