Oral contraceptive pretreatment and half dose of ganirelix does not excessively suppress LH and may be an excellent choice for scheduling IUI cycles

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 417-420

  Meldrum, David R ^a   Cassidenti, Denise L ^a   Rosen, Gregory F ^a   Yee, Bill ^a   Wisot, Arthur L ^a  

^a Reproductive Partners Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined oral contraceptive; Follicle stimulating hormone; Ganirelix; GnRH antagonist; Infertility; Intrauterine insemination

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GANIRELIX; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVENING DOSAGE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MORNING DOSAGE; OPEN STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 53649086939     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-008-9244-z     Document Type: Article

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