human chorionic gonadotrophin


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Noun1.human chorionic gonadotrophin - hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
HCG, human chorionic gonadotropin
gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin - hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
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A prolongation was observed in time to pronuclear fading and t2 cleavage times in time-lapse in the non-smoker group (p3 follicles reached >17mm diameter; human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) trigger which consisted of subcutaneous (sc) injection of recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (rhCG) (Ovitrelle, Merck Serono, Turkey) or intramuscular urinary human chorionic gonadotrophin (uhCG) (Pregnyl MSD, Turkey) was administered.
Comparison of embryo morphokinetics following intracytoplasmic sperm injection in smoker and non-smoker couples: Are the results different?
A controlled study of human chorionic gonadotrophin induced ovulation versus urinary luteinizing hormone surge for timing of intrauterine insemination.
Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation with Intrauterine Insemination Is More Successful After r-hCG Administration Than Spontaneous LH Surge
The Impact of Endometrial Thickness on the Day of Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) Administration on Ongoing Pregnancy Rate in Patients with Different Ovarian Response.
Outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection after preinstillation of a gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist in the uterine cavity just before embryo transfer/Embriyo transferi oncesi uterin kaviteye gonadotropin serbestlestirici hormon agonisti enjeksiyonunun intrasitoplazmik sperm enjeksiyonu sonuclari
The outcome was categorized into non-pregnant with beta human chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) 5-25 m IU/ml, and clinical pregnancy with beta hCG>25 m IU/ml.
Mid-luteal estradiol levels of poor/good responders and intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) Pregynl was administered when there were at least four follicles with mean diameter of 17 mm, 36 hours before egg retrieval.
Outcomes of a pregnancy after fifteen cycles of treatment with IVF and ET
Use of GnRH agonist and human chorionic gonadotrophin tests for differentiating constitutional delayed puberty from gonadotrophin deficiency in boys.
Role of Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Stimulation Test in Diagnosing Gonadotropin Deficiency in Both Males and Females with Delayed Puberty
Does treatment with human chorionic gonadotrophin induce reversible changes in undescended testes in boys?
Tubular Fertility Index (TFI) in undescended testis: correlation with age, laterality and location
Digynic pregnancies usually have a small placenta which secretes less human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), and fetal adrenal growth occurs under the influence of hCG, diagynic fetus usually has severe growth retardation associated with marked adrenal hypoplasia (Eidben et al.
Genetic and Clinical Features of Triploid Fetus: A Case Report in Han Chinese Population
The first screening tests for abnormal levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein (PAPP-A) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) in the patient's blood, while the ultrasound measures nuchal translucency.
The importance of quality control in maternal screening
Guidelines: reporting & management of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) findings.
Immunoextraction-tandem mass spectrometry method for measuring intact human chorionic gonadotropin, free [beta]-subunit, and [beta]-subunit core fragment in urine
no real proof has been given that a functional regeneration within the sectioned [cut across] did occur at all and that human chorionic gonadotrophin positively influenced the functional recovery.
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They'd found traces of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG, the pregnancy hormone), in my urine.
'PREGNANCY GAVE ME CANCER' Zoe Williams, 34, had unusual symptoms after giving birth, but she couldn't have predicted what was coming..

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