Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and benign intracranial hypertension in pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1953-1955

  Lesny, P ^a,b   Maguiness, S D ^a,b   Hay, D M ^b   Robinson, J ^a,b   Clarke, C E ^c   Killick, S R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal Hull Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign intracranial hypertension; In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIURETIC AGENT; GOSERELIN; PROGESTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; DELIVERY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; OVARY DISEASE; PREGNANCY; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 0032780632     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.8.1953     Document Type: Article

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