Stimulation of ovarian follicular maturation with pure follicle-stimulating hormone in women with gonadotropin deficiency

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 552-556

  Couzinet, Béatrice ^a   Lestrat, Nelly ^a   Brailly, Sylvie ^a   Forest, Maguelone ^b   Schaison, Gilbert ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INDUCTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOTROPINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EID: 0023852080     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-66-3-552     Document Type: Article

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