Dynamics of pituitary down-regulation and ovarian response to controlled stimulation in in vitro fertilization cycles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 433-435

  Mohamed, Kamel Abdelhakim ^a   Davies, W A R ^a   Lashen, Hany ^b  

^a Centres for Assisted Reproduction (CARE Fertility)   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BUSERELIN; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 33846701318     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1496     Document Type: Article

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