Taking a basal follicle-stimulating hormone history is essential before initiating in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-41

  Roberts, Jeffrey E ^a,b   Spandorfer, Steven ^a   Fasouliotis, Sozos J ^a   Kashyap, Sonya ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b New York New York 10021 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

age; Follicle stimulating hormone; FSH; in vitro fertilization; IVF; ovarian reserve testing

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 11844289019     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.06.062     Document Type: Article

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