Progesterone-to-follicle index is better correlated with in vitro fertilization cycle outcome than blood progesterone level

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 669-674.e3

  Shufaro, Yoel ^a   Sapir, Onit ^a,b   Oron, Galia ^a,b   Ben Haroush, Avi ^a,b   Garor, Roni ^a,b   Pinkas, Haim ^a,b   Shochat, Tzippy ^a,b   Fisch, Benjamin ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

follicle; IVF; progesterone; progesterone to follicle index

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE TO FOLLICLE INDEX; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN RESERVE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIAN RESERVE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926049955     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.11.026     Document Type: Article

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