Complete and partial luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome after ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate/human menopausal gonadotrophin/human chorionic gonadotrophin

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 583-587

  Coetsier, T ^a   Dhont, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Luteinized unruptured follicle; Ovulation induction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029981372     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.3.583     Document Type: Article

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