Increased intrafollicular androgen levels affect human granulosa cell secretion of anti-müllerian hormone and inhibin-B

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1760-1765

  Andersen, Claus Yding ^a   Lossl, Kristine ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

AMH; aromatase inhibitor; Follicular fluid; inhibin B; ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; LETROZOLE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANDROGENS; ANDROSTERONE; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 44349152856     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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