Efficacy of luteinizing hormone activity in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization and treated only with low-dose recombinant choriogonadotropin alfa (Ovidrel) in the late follicular phase

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1023-1025

  Kenigsberg, Daniel ^a,b   Madankumar, Rajeevi ^c   Moodie, Glenn ^b   Brenner, Steven H ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Long Island IVF   (United States)

^c FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749267607     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.03.038     Document Type: Article

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