Prioritising for fertility treatments - Should a high BMI exclude treatment?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1107-1109

  Farquhar, C M ^a   Gillett, W R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN;

BODY MASS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; NOTE; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; OBESITY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33748746655     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00994.x     Document Type: Note

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