Similar pregnancy and spontaneous abortion rates after treatment with low-dose human menopausal gonadotropin versus pure follicle stimulating hormone in women with luteal phase defects

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-7

  Check, J H ^a   Fine, W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abortions; Gonadotropins; Luteinizing hormone; Multiple births; Pregnancies

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOTROPINS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0030899327     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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