Infertility: Life table analysis of pregnancy rates in a general infertility population relative to ovarian reserve and patient age

Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 1706-1710

  Scott, R T ^a   Opsahl, M S ^b   Leonardi, M R ^a,c   Neall, G S ^a   Illions, E H ^a,d   Navot, D ^d  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GENETICS AND IVF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Maternal age; Ovarian reserve; Ovary; Pregnancy rates

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST;

EID: 0029142695     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136159     Document Type: Article

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