Clinical Value of Basal Serum Progesterone Prior to Initiate Ovarian Hyper-Stimulation with GnRH Antagonists: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 175-180

  Faulisi, Sonia ^a,b   Reschini, Marco ^a   Borroni, Raffaella ^a   Paffoni, Alessio ^a   Busnelli, Andrea ^a,b   Somigliana, Edgardo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Controlled ovarian hyper stimulation; GnRH antagonist; In vitro fertilization; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; PROGESTERONE; GONADORELIN; HORMONE ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BLOOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84991691972     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000446952     Document Type: Article

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