Recurrent empty follicle syndrome

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 390-392

  Uygur, D ^a,b   Alkan, R N ^a   Batuoglu S ^a  

^a Zekai Tahir Burak Women Hospital   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Empty follicle syndrome; Human chorionic gonadotrophins; Oocyte retrieval; Recombinant FSH

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FERRING; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DESENSITIZATION; EMPTY FOLLICLE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; SYNDROME; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0141678288     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025489313497     Document Type: Article

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