Progesterone rise on hCG day is negatively correlated with IVF-ET outcomes in natural cycles

Xiadi Wu1, Yundong Mao2, Yan Gao2

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Center of Clinical Reproductive Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; The Affiliated Wuxi Matemity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, China.

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