A comparison of the effects of transdermal estradiol and estradiol valerate on endometrial receptivity in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Reproduction and Infertility

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 97-103

  Davar, Robab ^a   Janati, Sima ^b   Mohseni, Fereshteh ^a   Khabazkhoob, Mehdi ^c   Asgari, Soheila ^d  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b DEZFUL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Endometrial preparation; Frozen thawed embryo transfer; Pregnancy rate; Transdermal estradiol patchs

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; PROGESTERONE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 84961992271     PISSN: 22285482     EISSN: 2251676X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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