Women with declining ovarian reserve may demonstrate a decrease serum inhibin B before a rise in day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-65

  Bergh, Paul A ^a,b   Friedman, Chad I ^c   Mack, Caryn K ^b   Danforth, Douglas R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; Inhibin B; Ovarian reserve

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INHIBINS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY;

EID: 0033168339     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00193-4     Document Type: Article

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