Successful induction of ovulation using highly purified follicle-stimulating hormone in a woman with Kallmann's syndrome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 284-286

  Battaglia, Cesare ^a   Salvatori, Michela ^a   Regnani, Giorgia ^a   Giulini, Simone ^a   Primavera, Maria Rita ^a   Volpe, Annibale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anosmia; ART; COH; Hypogonadism; Kallmann's syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN ACETATE; GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; KALLMANN SYNDROME; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; KALLMANN SYNDROME; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033979796     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00535-X     Document Type: Article

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