Premature luteinization defined by an increased progesterone/estradiol ratio on day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration is a manifestation of diminished ovarian responsiveness to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Younis, Johnny S ^a,b   Ben Shlomo, Izhar ^a   Ben Ami, Moshe ^a,b  

^a Poriya Hospital   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE;

CONCEPTION; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; LETTER; LUTEINIZATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PARAMETER; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THICKNESS;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEINIZATION; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949916159     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.002     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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