Early follicle development alters the relationship between antral follicle counts and inhibin B and follicle-stimulating hormone levels on cycle day 3

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 894-899

  Grynberg, Michael ^a,b,c   Feyereisen, Estelle ^a   Scheffer, Juliano Brum ^a   Koutroubis, Panayotis ^a   Frydman, Rene ^a,b,c   Fanchin, Renato ^a,b,c  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

follicle count; FSH; Inhibin B; menstrual cycle; ovarian reserve

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGING; CELL COUNT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INHIBINS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75749121503     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.025     Document Type: Article

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