The use of a decremental dose regimen in patients treated with a chronic low-dose step-up protocol for WHO Group II anovulation: a prospective randomized multicentre study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2817-2822

  Hugues, Jean Noel ^a   Cedrin Durnerin I ^a   Howles, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b Serono International SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic low dose step up protocol; Decremental dose protocol; Ovulation induction; r hFSH; WHO Group II anovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33749999851     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del265     Document Type: Article

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