Fewer medications for in vitro fertilization can be better: thinking outside the box

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1187-1189

  Muasher, Suheil J ^a   Garcia, Jairo E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

IVF; mild stimulation; Minimal stimulation

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONCEPT FORMATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; THINKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349471252     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.05.053     Document Type: Article

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