IVF/ICSI in a woman with active acromegaly: Successful outcome following treatment with pegvisomant

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 439-442

  Qureshi, Asjid ^a   Kalu, Emmanuel ^b   Ramanathan, Gowri ^c   Bano, Gul ^c   Croucher, Carolyn ^b   Panahloo, Arshia ^c  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; ICSI; IVF; Pegvisomant; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PEGVISOMANT;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS ENLARGEMENT; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; PITUITARY MACROADENOMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PITUITARY GLAND; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 33845869829     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9077-6     Document Type: Article

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