Studies on the effects of initial injection doses of follicle stimulating hormone on the pregnancy and the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome incidence in polycystic ovarian syndrome patients

Reproductive Medicine and Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-67

  Nakamura, Yasuhiko ^a   Takasaki, Akihisa ^b   Sugino, Norihiro ^a   Tamura, Hiroshi ^b   Takiguchi, Shuji ^a   Takayama, Hisako ^a   Harada, Ayako ^a   Kato, Hiroshi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Saiseikai Shimonoseki Gen Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

follicle stimulating hormone preparations; ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; polycystic ovarian syndrome; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548947265     PISSN: 14455781     EISSN: 14470578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5781.2003.00022.x     Document Type: Article

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