Undetectable basal ovarian stromal blood flow in infertile women is related to low ovarian reserve

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 284-289

  Younis, Johnny S ^a   Haddad, Sami ^b   Matilsky, Moshe ^b   Radin, Orit ^b   Ben Ami, Moshe ^b  

^a Poriya Hospital   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood flow; Doppler; In vitro fertilization embryo transfer; Ovarian reserve; Ovarian stroma

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED;

EID: 34250203210     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590701331267     Document Type: Article

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