Successful induction of ovulation and completed pregnancy using recombinant human luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone in a woman with Kallmann's syndrome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 70-71

  Kousta, E ^a   White, D M ^c   Piazzi, A ^b   Loumaye, E ^b   Franks, S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Serono International SA   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism; Ovulation induction; Pregnancy; Recombinant human FSH; Recombinant human LH

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT LUTEINIZING HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; KALLMANN SYNDROME; NEWBORN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

EID: 0030052382     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019039     Document Type: Article

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