ICSI outcome in patients of 40 years age and over: A retrospective analysis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-182

  Nikolettos, N ^a   Kupker, W ^b   Al Hasani, S ^b   Demirel, L C ^b   Schopper B ^b   Sturm, R ^b   Diedrich, K ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection aging

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MATERNAL AGE; NIDATION; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034046657     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(99)00260-2     Document Type: Article

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