Onset of late posttraumatic seizure after dehydroepiandrosterone treatment

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 931.e1-931.e2

  Karp, Galia ^a   Bentov, Yaakov ^b   Masalha, Rafik ^a   Ifergane, Gal ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

DHEA; IVF; low ovarian reserve; seizure

Indexed keywords

PRASTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEAD INJURY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 61349189578     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.115     Document Type: Article

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