Hormonal profile during the follicular phase in cycles stimulated with a combination of human menopausal gonadotrophin and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist (Cetrorelix)

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2114-2118

  Albano, C ^a   Smitz, J ^a   Camus, M ^a   Riethmuller Winzen H ^b   Siebert Weigel, M ^b   Diedrich, K ^c   Van Steirteghem, A C ^a   Devroey, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b ASTA MEDICA AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

GnRH antagonist (Cetrorelix); In vitro fertilization; LH surge; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029806155     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019058     Document Type: Article

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