Use of a luteal estradiol patch and a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist suppression protocol before gonadotropin stimulation for in vitro fertilization in poor responders

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1023-1026

  Dragisic, Katherine G ^a   Davis, Owen K ^a   Fasouliotis, Sozos J ^b   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nicosia Polyclinic   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG RESPONSE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 26244449290     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.04.031     Document Type: Article

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