Letrozole versus artificial hormonal endometrial preparation for vitrified-warmed embryos transfer cycles

Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 96-100

  Sibai, Hoda ^a,b   El Husseiny, Ahmed ^a   Elgindy, Eman ^a  

^a Al Banoon Fertility Center   (Egypt)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Endometrial; Letrozole; Vitrified; Warmed

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; LETROZOLE; PROGESTERONE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84949946142     PISSN: 11105690     EISSN: 20903251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mefs.2015.09.002     Document Type: Article

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