GnRH-agonist versus GnRH-antagonist IVF cycles: is the reproductive outcome affected by the incidence of progesterone elevation on the day of HCG triggering? A randomized prospective study.

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Published in Hum Reprod on March 14, 2012

Authors

E G Papanikolaou1, G Pados, G Grimbizis, E Bili, L Kyriazi, N P Polyzos, P Humaidan, H Tournaye, B Tarlatzis

Author Affiliations

1: Assisted Reproduction Unit, Biogenesis, Thessaloniki, Greece. drvagpapanikolaou@yahoo.gr

Associated clinical trials:

Progesterone Rise in Agonist Versus Antagonist in Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Cycles | NCT01191710

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