Poor responders to ovulation induction: Is proceeding to in-vitro fertilization worthwhile?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 964-969

  Lashen, H ^a,b   Ledger, W ^a   Lopez Bernal, A ^a   Barlow, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SOLIHULL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IVF; Ovulation induction; Poor responders

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032890681     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.4.964     Document Type: Article

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