Poor success of gonadotropin-induced controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intrauterine insemination for older women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 144-148

  Harris, Isiah D ^a   Missmer, Stacey A ^a,b   Hornstein, Mark D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

age; gonadotropin; Infertility; intrauterine insemination; live birth rate; ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH RATE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERUS;

EID: 77952546808     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.040     Document Type: Article

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