Use of aromatase inhibitors in poor-responder patients receiving GnRH antagonist protocols

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 478-485

  Özmen, Batuhan ^a   Sönmezer, Murat ^a   Atabekoglu, Cem Somer ^a   Olmuş, Hülya ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; Cost; GnRH antagonist; ICSI; Poor response

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GANIRELIX; GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 70449093846     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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