An elevated basal FSH reflects a quantitative rather than qualitative decline of the ovarian reserve

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 893-898

  Abdalla, H ^a   Thum, M Y ^a  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal stimulating hormone; FSH; IVF; IVF outcome; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; NAFARELIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1842584941     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh141     Document Type: Article

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