The decrease of serum luteinizing hormone level by a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist following the mild IVF stimulation protocol for IVF and its clinical outcome

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 115-118

  Yanaihara, Atsushi ^a,b   Yorimitsu, Takeshi ^a   Motoyama, Hiroshi ^a   Ohara, Motohiro ^a   Kawamura, Toshihiro ^a  

^a Denentoshi Ladies Clinic   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citarate; Gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist; In vitro fertilization; Recombinant follicle stimulation hormone

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE INFERTILITY; NIDATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42549088724     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-008-9205-6     Document Type: Article

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