Luteinizing hormone response to gonadotrophin-releasing hormone in normal women undergoing ovulation induction with urinary or recombinant follicle stimulating hormone

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2415-2420

  Messinis, I E ^a   Milingos, S ^a   Zikopoulos, K ^b   Hasiotis, G ^b   Seferiadis, K ^b   Lolis, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotrophin surge attenuating factor; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031709464     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.9.2415     Document Type: Article

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