Assessment of endocrine status in patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatment. Is it necessary?

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 265, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 16-20

  Zollner, U ^a   Lanig, K ^a   Steck, T ^a   Dietl, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal hormonal analysis; IVF; Testosterone TSH

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035078199     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004040000110     Document Type: Article

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