Reduced in vitro fertilization of human oocytes correlates with raised circulating FSH levels during ovarian stimulation in normogonadotropic women downregulated with GnRH-analogues

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 581-588

  Andersen, Claus Yding ^a   Westergaard, Lars G ^b   Byskov, Anne Grete ^a   Erb, Karin ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Follicle stimulating hormone levels; In vitro fertilization; Ovarian stimulation; Preembryo development

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FERTINORM HP; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOCYTES; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031439130     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022528617732     Document Type: Conference Paper

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