Successful twin pregnancy in homozygous β-thalassemia after ovulation induction with growth hormone and gonadotropins

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 670-672

  Surbek, D ^a   Koller, A ^a   Pavic, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

growth hormone; ovulation induction; pregnancy; thalassemia major

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HEMOGLOBIN F; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030024014     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58175-8     Document Type: Article

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