Elevated basal FSH and embryo quality: Lessons from extended culture embryos : RSH and blastocyst quality

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 313-318

  Thum, My ^a   Kalu, E ^b   Abdalla, H ^a  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal FSH,IVF; Blastocysts; Embryo quality

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVE BIRTH; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69249232193     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-009-9313-y     Document Type: Article

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