The predictive value of ovarian reserve tests for spontaneous pregnancy in subfertile ovulatory women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1800-1807

  Haadsma, M L ^a   Groen, H ^a   Fidler, V ^a   Bukman, A ^b   Roeloffzen, E M A ^a   Groenewoud, E R ^a   Broekmans, F J M ^c   Heineman, M J ^a,d   Hoek, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ovarian reserve test; Prediction model; Predictive value; Reproductive ageing; Spontaneous pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B;

ADULT; AGING; ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN RESERVE TEST; OVULATION; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBFERTILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 47649111867     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den234     Document Type: Article

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