Frozen thawed embryo transfer cycles; a comparison of pregnancy outcomes with and without prior pituitary suppression by GnRH agonists: An RCT

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 587-594

  Samsami, Alamtaj ^a   Chitsazi, Zohre ^a   Namazi, Golnaz ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Agonist; Embryo transfers; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; In vitro fertilization; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DESENSITIZATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FOLLOW UP; FREEZE THAWING; GESTATIONAL AGE; GESTATIONAL SAC; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PITUITARY SUPPRESSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 85056489043     PISSN: 24764108     EISSN: 24763772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29252/ijrm.16.9.587     Document Type: Article

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