"Empty follicle syndrome" after human error: pregnancy obtained after repeated oocyte retrieval in a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist cycle

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 850.e13-850.e15

  Snaifer, Elie ^a   Hugues, Jean Noël ^a   Poncelet, Christophe ^a   Sifer, Christophe ^a   Pasquier, Maud ^a   Cedrin Durnerin, Isabelle ^a  

^a HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

Empty follicle syndrome; GnRH antagonist; hCG; ICSI; IVF; LH surge

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMPTY FOLLICLE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 51449085341     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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