HCG administration after endogenous LH rise negatively influences pregnancy rate in modified natural cycle for frozen–thawed euploid blastocyst transfer: a pilot study

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 449-455

  Litwicka, Katarzyna ^a   Mencacci, Cecilia ^a   Arrivi, Cristiana ^a   Varricchio, Maria Teresa ^a   Caragia, Alina ^a   Minasi, Maria Giulia ^a   Greco, Ermanno ^a  

^a EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Euploid blastocyst; Frozen thawed transfer; Modified natural cycle; Ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONASI; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85034243508     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-017-1089-x     Document Type: Article

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