Natural cycle versus artificial cycle in frozen-Thawed embryo transfer: A randomized prospective trial;Dondurulmuş-çözülmüş embriyo transferinde doğal siklusa karşı yapay siklus: Bir randomize prospektif çalışma

Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 12-17

  Agha Hosseini, Marzieh ^a   Hashemi, Leila ^a   Aleyasin, Ashraf ^a   Ghasemi, Marzieh ^b   Sarvi, Fatemeh ^b   Nashtaei, Maryam Shabani ^a   Khodarahmian, Mahshad ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial cycle; Clinical pregnancy rate; Frozen thawed embryo transfer; Natural cycle

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 85051414955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21499330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4274/tjod.47855     Document Type: Article

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