Premature progesterone elevation during the early and mid-follicular phases in fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles is associated with lower live birth, clinical pregnancy, and implantation rates

[1] Wu Z(2012)Effect of HCG-day serum progesterone and estradiol concentrations on pregnancy outcomes in GnRH agonist cycles Reprod Biomed Online 24 511-520

[2] Papanikolaou EG(2012)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 Hum Reprod 27 1822-1828

[3] Pados G(2012)Subtle progesterone rise on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration is associated with lower live birth rates in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology: a retrospective study with 2,555 fresh embryo transfers Fertil Steril 98 347-354

[4] Grimbizis G(2013)Fresh blastocyst transfer as a clinical approach to overcome the detrimental effect of progesterone elevation at hCG triggering: a strategy in the context of the Italian law Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 171 73-77

[5] Ochsenkühn R(2012)The duration of pre-ovulatory serum progesterone elevation before hCG administration affects the outcome of IVF/ICSI cycles Hum Reprod 27 2036-2045

[6] Arzberger A(2014)Live birth rates after IVF are reduced by both low and high progesterone levels on the day of human chorionic gonadotrophin administration Hum Reprod 29 1698-1705

[7] Von Schönfeldt V(2003)The endometrium in stimulated cycles for IVF Hum Reprod Update 9 515-522

[8] Gallwas J(1997)Consequences of premature progesterone elevation on the outcome of in vitro fertilization: insights into a controversy Fertil Steril 68 799-805

[9] Rogenhofer N(2016)Elevated progesterone levels on the day of oocyte maturation may affect top quality embryo IVF cycles PLoS One 11 e0145895-952

[10] Crispin A(2009)Progesterone rise on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration impairs pregnancy outcome in day 3 single-embryo transfer, while has no effect on day 5 single blastocyst transfer Fertil Steril 91 949-112

[1] Wu Z(2012)Effect of HCG-day serum progesterone and estradiol concentrations on pregnancy outcomes in GnRH agonist cycles Reprod Biomed Online 24 511-520

[2] Papanikolaou EG(2012)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 Hum Reprod 27 1822-1828

[3] Pados G(2012)Subtle progesterone rise on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration is associated with lower live birth rates in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology: a retrospective study with 2,555 fresh embryo transfers Fertil Steril 98 347-354

[4] Grimbizis G(2013)Fresh blastocyst transfer as a clinical approach to overcome the detrimental effect of progesterone elevation at hCG triggering: a strategy in the context of the Italian law Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 171 73-77

[5] Ochsenkühn R(2012)The duration of pre-ovulatory serum progesterone elevation before hCG administration affects the outcome of IVF/ICSI cycles Hum Reprod 27 2036-2045

[6] Arzberger A(2014)Live birth rates after IVF are reduced by both low and high progesterone levels on the day of human chorionic gonadotrophin administration Hum Reprod 29 1698-1705

[7] Von Schönfeldt V(2003)The endometrium in stimulated cycles for IVF Hum Reprod Update 9 515-522

[8] Gallwas J(1997)Consequences of premature progesterone elevation on the outcome of in vitro fertilization: insights into a controversy Fertil Steril 68 799-805

[9] Rogenhofer N(2016)Elevated progesterone levels on the day of oocyte maturation may affect top quality embryo IVF cycles PLoS One 11 e0145895-952

[10] Crispin A(2009)Progesterone rise on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration impairs pregnancy outcome in day 3 single-embryo transfer, while has no effect on day 5 single blastocyst transfer Fertil Steril 91 949-112