Preprogrammed, unmonitored ovarian stimulation reduces expense without compromising the outcome of assisted reproduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 282-286

  Hurst, Bradley S ^a   Tucker, Kathleen E ^a   Awoniyi, Caleb A ^a   Schlaff, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Embryo transfer; Estradiol; Gamete intrafallopian transfer; In vitro fertilization; Oocyte; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONITORING; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; REPRODUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030878476     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81516-6     Document Type: Article

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