Does growth hormone-releasing factor assist follicular development in poor responder patients undergoing ovarian stimulation for in-vitro fertilization?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1939-1943

  Howles, C M ^a   Loumaye, E ^a   Germond, M ^b   Yates, R ^c   Brinsden, P ^d   Healy, D ^e   Bonaventura, L M ^f   Strowitzki, T ^g  

^a Serono International SA   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Therapeutics of West Glasgow Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^d Bourn Hall Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Indianapolis Fertility Center   (United States)

^g LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Follicular development; Gonadotrophin treatment; Growth hormone releasing factor; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SERMORELIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRIPTORELIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALPINGITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032780339     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.8.1939     Document Type: Article

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