Pilot study investigating the age-related decline in ovarian function of regularly menstruating normal women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1462-1469

  Pastor, Carmen L ^a   Vanderhoof, Vien H ^a   Lim, Lony C L ^c   Calis, Karim A ^b   Premkumar, Ahalya ^b   Guerrero, Nadia T ^c   Nelson, Lawrence M ^a,d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Specialty Laboratories   (United States)

^d CRC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Anti M llerian hormone; Antral follicle count; FSH stimulation; Inhibin; M llerian inhibiting substance; Ovary

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INHIBIN B; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27644580650     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.024     Document Type: Article

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