Use of the antral follicle count to predict the outcome of assisted reproductive technologies

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 505-510

  Chang, Ming Yang ^a   Chiang, Chi Hsin ^a   Hsieh, T'Sang T'Ang ^a   Soong, Yung Kuei ^a   Hsu, Kuang Hung ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antral follicle; Assisted reproductive technologies; Ovarian reserve; Poor responder; Transvaginal sonography

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; MENOTROPINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031897599     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00557-8     Document Type: Article

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