The fertility potential of women with a single ovary

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 546-550

  Lass, Amir ^a  

^a Bourn Hall Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Oophorectomy; Ovarian reserve; Single ovary

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MICE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; OVULATION;

EID: 0032755086     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/5.5.546     Document Type: Review

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