Growth hormone co-treatment within a GnRH agonist long protocol improves implantation and pregnancy rates in patients undergoing IVF-ET

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 294, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 877-883

  Du, Xiao fang ^a   Yang, Xin hong ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Hao, Mengmeng ^a   Guo, Yi hong ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agonist long protocol; Growth hormone (GH); Implantation rate; In vitro fertilization (IVF); Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; PHOSPHORUS; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; TRIPTORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION RATE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH QUALITY EMBRYO RATE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION RATE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982805930     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-016-4163-1     Document Type: Article

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