The follicular endocrine environment in stimulated cycles of women with endometriosis: Steroid levels and embryo quality

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1135-1141

  Pellicer, Antonio ^a,b   Valbuena, Diana ^a   Bauset, Celia ^a   Albert, Carmela ^a   Bonilla Musoles, Fernando ^a   Remohi, José ^a   Simón, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INFERTILIDAD   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Embryo quality; Endometriosis; Estradiol; Follicular fluid; Granulosa cells; Progesterone; Serum; Steroids; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; HORMONES; HUMANS; PROGESTERONE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032100734     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00085-5     Document Type: Article

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