A prospective analysis of the changes in ovarian morphology during hormonal pituitary suppression before in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 577-582

  Frattarelli, John L ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

basal antral follicles; GnRH a; infertility; IVF; oral contraceptives; Ovarian morphology; ovarian volume; ovulation induction; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; NORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORGAN SIZE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748123596     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.037     Document Type: Article

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