Rare manifestations of the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: A report of two cases

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 154-156

  Arikan, G ^a   Giuliani, A ^a   Gucer F ^a   Auner, H ^a   Urdl, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Highly purified follicle stimulating hormone; Low dose protocol; OHSS; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GOSERELIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; RISK FACTOR; THORACOCENTESIS;

ADULT; ASCITES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0031467823     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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