In-vitro maturation: Its role in fertility treatment

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-248

  Suikkari, Anne Maria ^a  

^a Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; In vitro maturation; Mild in vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OOCYTES; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY;

EID: 43149112994     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282f88e33     Document Type: Review

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