Prognostic factors for successful outcome in patients undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation and intrauterine insemination

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 341-345

  Makkar, G ^a   Ng, E H Y ^a   Yeung, W S B ^a   Ho, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Insemination; Ovarian stimulation; Prognosis; Semen

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY STIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0141996983     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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