Treatment of anovulatory infertility: The problem of multiple pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 429-434

  Farhi, Jacob ^a   West, Christine ^a   Patel, Anita ^a   Jacobs, Howard S ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycle characteristic; Multiple pregnancies; Ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029870688     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.429     Document Type: Article

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