Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist plus recombinant luteinizing hormone vs. a standard GnRH agonist short protocol in patients at risk for poor ovarian response

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 247-250

  De Placido, Giuseppe ^a   Mollo, Antonio ^a   Clarizia, Roberto ^a   Strina, Ida ^a   Conforti, Salvatore ^a   Alviggi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; RECOMBINANT LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 30344461620     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.1280     Document Type: Article

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