Severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome following salvage of empty follicle syndrome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1707-1709

  Evbuomwan, I O ^a   Fenwick, J D ^a   Shiels, R ^a   Herbert, M ^a   Murdoch, A P ^a  

^a RVI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EFS; Gonadotrophins; ICSI; Ovarian hyperstimulation

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBFERTILITY;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0032772145     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.7.1707     Document Type: Article

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