Low plasma levels of hCG after 10,000-IU hCG injection do not reduce the number or maturation of oocytes recovered in patients undergoing assisted reproduction

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 583-586

  Al Hassan, Saad ^a,b   Fishel, Simon ^a   Fleming, Steven ^a   Thornton, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotropin; Maturation; Metaphase II; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031648787     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020325125881     Document Type: Article

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