The significance of antral follicle count in controlled ovarian stimulation and intrauterine insemination

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 323-328

  Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antral follicle count; Intrauterine insemination; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CELL COUNT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27444436718     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-005-6785-2     Document Type: Article

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