A prospective, randomized comparison of ovulation induction using highly purified follicle-stimulating hormone alone and with recombinant human luteinizing hormone in in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2230-2235

  Sills, E Scott ^a,c   Levy, Delphine P ^a   Moomjy, Maureen ^a   McGee, Monnie ^b   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Atlanta Reproductive Health Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; IVF; Ovulation induction; Recombinant human luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; NIDATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032835576     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.9.2230     Document Type: Article

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