Randomized, controlled pilot trial of natural versus hormone replacement therapy cycles in frozen embryo replacement in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 915-920.e1

  Mounce, Ginny ^a   McVeigh, Enda ^a,b   Turner, Karen ^a,b   Child, Tim J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Business Park North   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

frozen embryo replacement; In vitro fertilization; IVF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE THAWING; FROZEN EMBRYO REPLACEMENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; BLOOD; FREEZING; OOCYTE DONATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE DONATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 84942831116     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.1131     Document Type: Article

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