Basal estradiol and follicle-stimulating hormone predict fecundity in women of advanced reproductive age undergoing ovulation induction therapy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 272-277

  Buyalos, Richard P ^a,b   Daneshmand, Said ^a   Brzechffa, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Estradiol; FSH; IUI; Ovulation induction; Pregnancy rates

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0030794626     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81514-2     Document Type: Article

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