Premature luteinization: Could it be an early manifestation of low ovarian reserve?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 461-465

  Younis, Johnny S ^a   Haddad, Sami ^a   Matilsky, Moshe ^a   Ben Ami, Moshe ^a  

^a Poriya Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ovarian reserve; Premature luteinization; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LUTEINIZATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MENOTROPINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 0031945479     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00561-x     Document Type: Article

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