Optimal endometrial preparation for frozen embryo transfer cycles: Window of implantation and progesterone support

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 867-872

  Casper, Robert F ^a   Yanushpolsky, Elena H ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

endometrial preparation; endometrial receptivity; frozen embryo transfer; progesterone support; Window of implantation

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITRIFICATION; ANIMAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARDS; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84956643113     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.01.006     Document Type: Review

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