Simultaneous evaluation of basal follicle-stimulating hormone and 17β- estradiol response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue stimulation: An improved predictor of ovarian reserve

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-233

  Ranieri, Domenico Massimo ^a   Quinn, Francis ^a   Makhlouf, Ahmad ^a   Khadum, Iffat ^a   Ghutmi, Walid ^a   McGarrigle, Hugh ^a   Davies, Melanie ^a   Serhal, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E2; FSH; E2; FSH; FSH LH; GnRH a test; IVF; Ovarian reserve; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BASAL METABOLISM; ESTRADIOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; OVARY; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SECRETORY RATE; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032145691     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00159-9     Document Type: Article

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