The changing pattern of uterine contractions before and after fresh embryo transfer and its relation to clinical outcome

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 240-247

  Chung, Cathy Hoi Sze ^a   Wong, Alice Wai Yee ^a   Chan, Carol Pui Shan ^a   Saravelos, Sotirios H ^a   Kong, Grace Wing Shan ^a   Cheung, Lai Ping ^a   Chung, Jacqueline Pui Wah ^a   Li, Tin Chiu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

contraction direction; contraction frequency; embryo transfer; pregnancy rate; uterine contractions

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO TRANSFER CATHETER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UTERINE CONTRACTION DIRECTION; UTERINE CONTRACTION FREQUENCY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS FUNCTION; AGE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 85008701941     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.12.011     Document Type: Article

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