Comparison of clinical outcome and costs with CC + gonadotropins and GnRHa + gonadotropins during IVF/ICSI cycles

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Kovacs, Peter ^a   Matyas, Szabolcs ^a   Bernard, Artur ^a   Kaali, Steven G ^a  

^a Kaali Institute IVF Center   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; cost; gonadotropin releasing hormone; in vitro fertilization; pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; MERIONAL; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AMPOULE; ARTICLE; COST OF REPRODUCTION; DRUG COST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 4544347098     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000040234.21133.35     Document Type: Article

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