Estrogen addition to progesterone for luteal phase support in cycles stimulated with GnRH analogues and gonadotrophins for IVF: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Efstratios M. Κolibianakis,
Christos Venetis,
Evangelos Papanikolaou,
K. Diedrich,
Basil C. Tarlatzis,
Georg Griesinger
Publication year - 2008
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/den115
Subject(s) - luteal phase , estrogen , medicine , pregnancy , confidence interval , pregnancy rate , meta analysis , gynecology , relative risk , randomization , in vitro fertilisation , randomized controlled trial , live birth , obstetrics , follicular phase , biology , genetics
The purpose of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine whether the probability of pregnancy is increased by adding estrogen to progesterone for luteal phase support in patients treated by in vitro fertilization (IVF).
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