Roles of FSH and LH during the follicular phase: Insight into natural cycle IVF

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 507-513

  de Ziegler, Dominique ^a   Fraisse, Timothee ^a   de Candolle, Gabriel ^a   Vulliemoz, Nicolas ^a   Bellavia, Marina ^a   Colamaria, Silvia ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

GnSAF; Intercycle FSH; Menstrual cycle synchronization; Natural cycle IVF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; GONADOTROPIN SURGE ATTENUATING FACTOR; PROTEIN; SEX HORMONE;

CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADAL HORMONES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTEINS;

EID: 36448940537     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60381-1     Document Type: Article

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