Induction of ovulation with the use of a starting dose of 50 units of recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone (Puregon)

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 106-108

  Hayden, Catherine J ^a   Rutherford, Anthony J ^a   Balen, Adam H ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ovulation induction; Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); Recombinant FSH

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032919949     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00408-7     Document Type: Article

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