Serum progesterone levels greater than 20 ng/dl on day of embryo transfer are associated with lower live birth and higher pregnancy loss rates

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1395-1399

  Kofinas, Jason D ^a   Blakemore, Jennifer ^a   McCulloh, David H ^a   Grifo, Jamie ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Frozen embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Luteal support; Pregestational screening; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS WEIGHT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVE BIRTH; MISSED ABORTION; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; BIRTH RATE; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FOLLOW UP; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MAMMALIAN EMBRYO; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84943363252     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-015-0546-7     Document Type: Article

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