Empty follicle syndrome: Evidence for recurrence

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 999-1002

  Zreik, T G ^a   Garcia Velasco, J A ^a,b   Vergara, T M ^a   Arici, A ^a   Olive, D ^a   Jones, E E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IVI Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Empty follicle syndrome; Failed oocyte retrieval; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; IVF; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0034018253     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.5.999     Document Type: Article

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