An artificially induced follicle stimulating hormone surge at the time of human chorionic gonadotrophin administration in controlled ovarian stimulation cycles has no effect on cumulus expansion, fertilization rate, embryo quality and implantation rate

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1399-1402

  Vermeiden, J P W ^a   Roseboom, T J ^c   Goverde, A J ^a   Suchartwatnachai, C ^d   Schoute, E ^a,b   Braat, D D M ^e   Schats, R ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

FSH surge; Human; IVF; Maturation cumulus oocyte complex

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0030867724     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.7.1399     Document Type: Article

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