Relationship of ovarian stromal blood flow at the baseline ultrasound scan to subsequent follicular response in an in vitro fertilization program

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 779-784

  Zaidi, Jamal ^a   Barber, Julie ^b   Kyei Mensah, Amma ^b   Bekir, Jinan ^b   Campbell, Stuart ^b   Tan, Seang Lin ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030297261     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00316-X     Document Type: Article

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