Effect of profound suppression of luteinizing hormone during treatment with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue and purified follicle stimulating hormone upon development of cryopreserved embryos

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 696-698

  Rekha, P ^a   Mowat, L ^a   Jamieson, M E ^a   Yates, R W S ^a   Fleming, R ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryopreserved embryos; Embryo development; GnRHa; LH; Purified FSH

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

PRIMATES;

EID: 0031916888     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.3.696     Document Type: Article

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