A historical perspective of the clinical evolution of the assisted reproductive technologies

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 420-440

  Fasouliotis, S J ^a   Schenker, J G ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; History

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVIEW;

EID: 0033400968     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599909167589     Document Type: Review

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