Influence of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist total dose in the ovarian stimulation in the long down-regulation protocol for in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2366-2369

  Alvarez, C ^a   Cremades, N ^a   Blasco, N ^a   Bernabeu, R ^a  

^a Instituto Bernabeu   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agonists; Long down regulation; Total dose

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 0030730930     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.11.2366     Document Type: Article

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