Recombinant human FSH versus highly purified urinary FSH: A randomized study in intrauterine insemination with husband's spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1231-1234

  Matorras, R ^a,b   Recio, V ^b   Corcostegui B ^b   Rodriguez Escudero F J ^b  

^a País Vasco University ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intrauterine insemination; Oestradiol; Ovarian stimulation; Pregnancy rate; Recombinant FSH

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URINARY FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPERMATOZOON; STIMULATION;

EID: 0034085075     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1231     Document Type: Article

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