Unsuccessful oocyte retrieval: Technical artefact or genuine 'empty follicle syndrome'?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-67

  Bustillo, María ^a  

^a South Florida Inst for Repro Med   (United States)

Author keywords

Empty follicle syndrome; Gonadotrophin; Human chorionic; Oocyte retrieval; Ovarian dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 0345832164     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60498-1     Document Type: Review

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