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Prolongation of follicular phase by delaying hCG administration results in a higher incidence of endometrial advancement on the day of oocyte retrieval in GnRH antagonist cycles
Author(s) -
Efstratios M. Κolibianakis,
Claire Bourgain,
Evangelos Papanikolaou,
Michel Camus,
Herman Tournaye,
André C. Van Steirteghem,
Paul Devroey
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dei069
Subject(s) - follicular phase , hormone antagonist , medicine , oocyte , endometrium , endometrial biopsy , pregnancy rate , antagonist , gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist , andrology , gynecology , endocrinology , pregnancy , gonadotropin releasing hormone , luteinizing hormone , biology , hormone , embryo , receptor , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
Prolongation of follicular phase by delaying hCG administration has been reported to result in a significantly lower ongoing pregnancy rate that did not seem to be due to an embryonic factor. The aim of this prospective randomized study was to assess the effect of delaying hCG administration on endometrial histology.

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