Spontaneous pregnancies despite failed attempts at ovulation induction in a woman with latrogenic premature ovarian failure: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-210

  Menashe, Yehezkel ^a,b   Pearlstone, Anthony C ^a   Surrey, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ovarian failure, premature; Ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0029979571     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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