Persistent ascites after ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and administration of mifepristone (RU 486) for the termination of pregnancy

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-68

  Gnoth, Christian ^a   Halbe, Elisabeth ^a   Freundl, Günter ^a  

^a Department of Reproductive Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascites; Mifepristone; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DALTEPARIN; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOCORTICOID; MIFEPRISTONE; NAFARELIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CURETTAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MISSED ABORTION; OLIGOSPERMIA; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION;

EID: 0038511939     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-003-0477-x     Document Type: Article

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