Serum IGF-1 concentrations following pituitary desensitization do not predict the ovarian response to gonadotrophin stimulation prior to IVF

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1797-1801

  Keay, S D ^a   Liversedge, N H ^b   Akande, V A ^b   Mathur, R S ^b   Jenkins, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophins; IGF 1; IVF; Poor ovarian response

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AMPOULE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DESENSITIZATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREDICTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0043265093     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg386     Document Type: Article

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