The routine use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists prior to in vitro fertilization and gamete intrafallopian transfer: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 888-896

  Hughes, E G ^a   Fedorkow, D M ^a   Daya, S ^a   Sagle, M A ^a   Van de Koppel, P ^a   Collins, J A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

gamete intrafallopian transfer; Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist; in vitro fertilization; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0026467005     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55430-2     Document Type: Article

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