Comparisons of follicular levels of sex steroids, gonadotropins and insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) in poor responder and normoresponder patients undergoing ovarian stimulation with GnRH antagonist

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-98

  Bahceci, Mustafa ^a   Ulug, Ulun ^a   Turan, Ersadik ^a   Akman, Mehmet Ali ^a  

^a German Hospital in Istanbul   (Turkey)

Author keywords

EGF; Follicular level; GnRH antagonist; IGF 1; Poor responder; Sex steroids

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33845502735     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.04.032     Document Type: Article

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