Improved pregnancy outcome for women with decreased ovarian oocyte reserve and advanced reproductive age by performing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-169

  Check, J H ^a,b,c   Pinto, J ^a,b   Liss, J R ^a,b   Choe, J K ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diminished egg reserve; In vitro fertilization; Minimal stimulation, FSH

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LIVE BIRTH; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 49949092837     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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