A prospective comparison of in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) regimens using follitropin alpha exclusively or with the addition of low dose human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and ganirelix

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-218

  Check, J H ^a   Davies, E ^a   Brasile, D ^a   Choe, J K ^a   Amui, J ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Follitropin alpha; Gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist; In vitro fertilization; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GANIRELIX; GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR ASPIRATION; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 73949084226     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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