Ovarian reserve and reproductive age

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 449-453

  Zaidi, Shahida ^a   Usmani, Ambreen ^a,b   Shokh, Ishrat S ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ovarian reserve; Reproductive age

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ACCURACY; AGING; BIOPSY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCEPTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OVARY FUNCTION; PAKISTAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCREENING;

EID: 34347339589     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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