Clinical use of the perifollicular vascularity assessment in IVF cycles: A pilot study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1055-1061

  Palomba, Stefano ^a,d   Russo, Tiziana ^a   Falbo, Angela ^a   Orio Jr , Francesco ^b   Manguso, Francesco ^b   Nelaj, Ermal ^a   Tolino, Achille ^b   Colao, Annamaria ^b   Dale, Brian ^c   Zullo, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Centre for Reproductive Biology   (Italy)

^d Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler; Embryos; Infertility; IVF; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; GONASI; LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EMBRYO; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 33645282503     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei441     Document Type: Article

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