Concentrations of gonadotrophins and steroids in pre-ovulatory follicular fluid and serum in relation to stimulation protocol and outcome of assisted reproduction treatment

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 516-523

  Westergaard, Lars G ^a   Erb, K ^a   Laursen, S B ^a   Rasmussen, P E ^a   Rex, S ^a   Westergaard, C G ^b   Andersen, C Yding ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Follicular fluid; Gonadotrophins; Steroids; Stimulation protocol

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442677770     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61097-8     Document Type: Article

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