Follicular development and early luteal function of conception and non-conceptional cycles after human in-vitro fertilization: Endocrine correlates

Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 17-21

  Howles, C M ^a   Macnamee, M C ^a   Edwards, R G ^a,b  

^a Bourn Hall Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Implantation; IVF; LH; Oocyte quality; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PREGNANCY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0023116423     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136482     Document Type: Article

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