Determination of the efficiency of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist-suppression cycle using the initial follicle count during gonadotropin stimulation

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 91-96

  Huang, Fu Jen ^a   Chang, Shiuh Young ^a   Tsai, Meng Yin ^a   Kung, Fu Tsai ^a   Wu, Jick Fuu ^a   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation; Folliculometry; Gonadotropin stimulation; Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist suppression; Initial follicle count

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEASUREMENT; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; MALE; MENOTROPINS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035081149     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026582608645     Document Type: Article

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