A borderline form of empty follicle syndrome. Case report

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-80

  Nikolettos, N ^a   Asimakopoulos, B ^a   Simopoulou, M ^a   Al Hasani, S ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Empty follicle syndrome; Failed oocyte retrieval; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; IVF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ELITYRAN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMPTY FOLLICLE SYNDROME; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; SYNDROME; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 1042265326     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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