Ovarian response to recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone in luteinizing hormone-depleted women: Examination of the two cell, two gonadotropin theory

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 59S-65S

  Ben Chetrit, Avraham ^a,b   Gotlieb, Lynda ^a   Wong, Pui Yuen ^a   Casper, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

GnRH agonist; Ovarian steroidogenesis; Pituitary down regulation; Recombinant FSH; Two cell theory

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0031940038     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00509-8     Document Type: Article

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