Low day 3 luteinizing hormone values are predictive of reduced response to ovarian stimulation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 531-534

  Noci, Ivo ^a,b   Biagiotti, Roberto ^a   Maggi, Mario ^a   Ricci, Franca ^a   Cinotti, Antonella ^a   Scarselli, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Clinica Ginecologica e Ostetrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Luteinizing hormone; Ovarian reserve; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031917125     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.3.531     Document Type: Article

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