Live birth of healthy triplets after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in an acromegalic woman with elevated growth hormone

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1041.e1-1041.e3

  Esfandiari, Navid ^a   Gotlieb, Lynda ^a   Casper, Robert F ^a  

^a Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Growth hormone; In vitro fertilization; Multiple pregnancy; Ovarian hyperstimulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; NORETHISTERONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17044412443     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.10.034     Document Type: Article

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