Oocytes in the empty follicle: A controversial syndrome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1643-1648

  Aktas, Mustafa ^a   Beckers, Nicole G ^a   Van Inzen, Wouter G ^a   Verhoeff, Arie ^a   De Jong, Diederick ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Empty follicle syndrome; Follicle puncture; hCG; IVF; Oocyte recovery; Ovarian aging; Ovulation; Poor response; Timing of oocyte aspiration

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OOCYTES; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREVALENCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 28944453324     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.060     Document Type: Article

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