Early prediction of ovarian multifollicular response during ovulation induction in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 459-462

  Farhi, Jacob ^a,b   Jacobs, Howard S ^a,c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FSH LH ratio; hMG FSH therapy; multifollicular response; PCOS

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031028785     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)80069-6     Document Type: Article

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