The significance of premature luteinization in an oocyte-donation programme

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1503-1507

  Melo, M A B ^a   Meseguer, M ^a,b   Garrido, N ^a,b   Bosch, E ^a,b   Pellicer, A ^a   Remohi J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Fundación IVI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation; Embryo quality; GnRH agonist; OOcyte donation programme; Premature luteinization

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; PROGEFFIK; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DONOR; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEINIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 33748989253     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei474     Document Type: Article

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