Can letrozole plus HMG protocol improve pregnancy outcomes in frozen-thawed embryo transfer? An RCT

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 83-86

  Aleyasin, Ashraf ^a   Aghahosseini, Marzieh ^a   Safdarian, Leili ^a   Noorzadeh, Maryam ^a   Fallahi, Parvin ^a   Rezaeian, Zahra ^a   Hoseinimosa, Sedighe ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Endometrial preparation; Freeze embryo; Frozen thawed embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE; PROGESTERONE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 85024401013     PISSN: 24764108     EISSN: 24763772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29252/ijrm.15.2.83     Document Type: Article

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