Unilateral ovarian endometriotic cysts do not impair follicles development, oocyte and embryo quality: Report on eight controlled ovarian hyperstimulations and ICSI cycles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 288-289

  Tocci, Angelo ^a   Lucchini, Caterina ^a   Minasi, Maria Giulia ^b   Greco, Ermanno ^b  

^a Nuova Villa Claudia Clinic   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GANIRELIX; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LETTER; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION;

EID: 72849114979     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep402     Document Type: Letter

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