Reluctance of medical professionals in adopting natural-cycle and minimal ovarian stimulation protocols in human clinical assisted reproduction

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-11

  Heng, Boon Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ethics; ICSI; Infertility; IVF; Minimal ovarian stimulation; Natural cycle

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT GONADOTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG MARKETING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE INFERTILITY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; OOCYTE DONATION; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFIT; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 34547453793     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60683-9     Document Type: Note

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