Influence of serum follicle stimulating hormone to luteinizing hormone ratio during buserelin acetate-induced pituitary desensitization on ovarian response to exogenous gonadotrophins in an in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer programme

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1615-1619

  Yamashita, Takanori ^a,b   Ishimaru, Tadayuki ^a   Fujishita, Akira ^a   Kawano, Masahiro ^a   Yamabe, Tooru ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yamashita Ladies Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buserelin acetate; Gonadotrophins; Ovarian responsiveness; Pituitary desensitization

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029816817     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019456     Document Type: Article

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