Basal follicle-stimulating hormone levels are of limited value in predicting ongoing pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 552-557

  Bancsi, László F J M M ^a   Huijs, Annemieke M ^a   Den Ouden, Catharina T ^a   Broekmans, Frank J M ^a   Looman, Caspar W N ^a   Blankenstein, Marinus A ^b   Te Velde, Egbert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basal FSH; IVF; Ongoing pregnancy rate; Ovarian aging

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033954607     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00552-X     Document Type: Article

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