Prediction of high ovarian response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: Anti-Müllerian hormone versus small antral follicle count (2-6 mm)

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 319-325

  Aflatoonian, Abbas ^a   Oskouian, Homa ^a   Ahmadi, Shahnaz ^a   Oskouian, Leila ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anti m llerian hormone; Embryo quality; High ovarian response; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; Small antral follicle count

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMBRYO; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249229618     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-009-9319-5     Document Type: Article

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