Empty follicle syndrome-does repeat administration of hCG really work?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 375-377

  Reichman, David E ^a   Hornstein, Mark D ^a   Jackson, Katharine V ^a   Racowsky, Catherine ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMPTY FOLLICLE SYNDROME; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952549667     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.040     Document Type: Article

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