The antral follicle count is a better marker than basal follicle-stimulating hormone for the selection of older patients with acceptable pregnancy prospects after in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 811-814

  Klinkert, Ellen R ^a   Broekmans, Frank J M ^a   Looman, Caspar W N ^b   Habbema, J Dik F ^b   Te Velde, Egbert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE STRATUM GRANULOSUM; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 14844334210     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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