Ovarian reserve evaluation: State of the art

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 311-322

  De Carvalho, Bruno Ramalho ^a   Rosa E Silva, Ana Carolina Japur De Sá ^a   Rosa E Silva, Júlio César ^a   Dos Reis, Rosana Maria ^a   Ferriani, Rui Alberto ^a   Silva De Sá, Marcos Felipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Infertility; IVF ICSI outcome; Ovarian reserve; Ovarian senescence; Reproductive aging; Reproductive potential

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; INHIBIN B; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OVARIAN FUNCTION TEST; OVARY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 50249084570     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-008-9241-2     Document Type: Review

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