Recombinant FSH vs. Urinary FSH for Ovarian Stimulation in in Vitro Fertilization

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 799-803

  Meden Vrtovec, Helena ^a   Močnik Rožnik, Sonja ^b   Tomaževič, Tomaž ^b   Virant Klun, Irma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fertilization in vitro; FSH; Infertility, female

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URINARY FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142213797     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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