Use of recombinant LH in a group of unselected IVF patients

Reproductive biomedicine online

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 104-108

  Lisi, F ^a   Rinaldi, L ^a   Fishel, S ^a,b   Lisi, R ^a   Pepe, G P ^a   Picconeri, M G ^a   Campbell, A ^a,b  

^a Casa di Cura Villa Europa all'EUR   (Italy)

^b Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROLACTIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0036719762     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61610-0     Document Type: Article

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