Influence of ovarian stimulation with HP-hMG or recombinant FSH on embryo quality parameters in patients undergoing IVF

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2404-2413

  Ziebe, Søren ^a   Lundin, Kersti ^b   Janssens, Ronny ^c   Helmgaard, Lisbeth ^d   Arce, Joan Carles ^d  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d Ferring Pharmaceuticals AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Embryo quality; HP hMG; IVF; rFSH

Indexed keywords

HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPLANTATION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34548143359     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem221     Document Type: Article

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