Birth of a healthy infant after in vitro oocyte maturation and ICSI in a woman with diminished ovarian response: Case report

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2556-2558

  Fridén, Barbro ^a   Hreinsson, Julius ^b   Hovatta, Outi ^b  

^a VARBERG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diminished ovarian response; In vitro maturation; Live birth; Natural cycle

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CETRORELIX; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOWN REGULATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM DONOR; SUPPOSITORY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 24044478127     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei109     Document Type: Article

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