Value of elevated basal follicle-stimulating hormone levels and the differential diagnosis during the diagnostic subfertility work-up

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 489-490

  Lambalk, Cornelis B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0037338119     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04841-0     Document Type: Article

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