Perifollicular vascularity in poor ovarian responders during IVF

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1539-1544

  Kan, Anita ^a   Ng, Ernest Hung Yu ^a   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a   Ho, Pak Chung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Perifollicular vascularity; Poor ovarian response

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; INHIBIN B; PROGESTERONE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREGNANCY RATE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 33749035257     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del021     Document Type: Article

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