Abstract:
:The predictive value of pre-ovulatory hormones for achievement of pregnancy has been extensively evaluated in assisted reproductive technologies. Currently, no high-quality evidence exists to support or deny an association between oestradiol levels on the day of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) administration and pregnancy achievement in IVF cycles. Retrospective studies appear to support the lack of such an association. Progesterone elevation on the day of HCG administration does not appear to be associated with the probability of clinical pregnancy in women undergoing IVF. Finally, no retrospective studies exist to suggest that low endogenous midfollicular LH concentrations are associated with a significantly decreased probability of ongoing pregnancy beyond 12 weeks of gestation in IVF. In two prospective studies, high endogenous LH concentrations during down-regulation were associated with a decreased probability of ongoing pregnancy beyond 12 weeks of gestation. Existing studies evaluating the association between single measurements of pre-ovulatory hormones and the achievement of pregnancy are of low quality and cannot lead to solid conclusions. Based on the available literature, it appears that no association exists between single assessments of oestradiol, progesterone or LH, and pregnancy achievement.
journal_name
Reprod Biomed Onlinejournal_title
Reproductive biomedicine onlineauthors
Kolibianakis EM,Venetis CA,Tarlatzis BCdoi
10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60447-6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-01-01 00:00:00pages
37-43eissn
1472-6483issn
1472-6491pii
S1472-6483(10)60447-6journal_volume
18 Suppl 2pub_type
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journal_title:Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.08.006
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60063-6
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
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