Recruitment prior to ovarian stimulation: Ways of improving follicular recruitment

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages 55-59

  Fleming, Richard ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti M llerian hormone; Follicular recruitment; FSH; Insulin; LH

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LONG TERM CARE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 22244484089     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(11)60391-X     Document Type: Article

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