Significantly superior response in the right ovary compared with the left ovary after stimulation with follicle-stimulating hormone in a pituitary down-regulation regimen

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2269-2273

  Lan, Kuo Chung ^a,b   Huang, Fu Jen ^a   Lin, Yi Chi ^a   Kung, Fu Tsai ^a   Lan, Ting Hsun ^c   Chang, Shiuh Young ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Sheng An Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ICSI; IVF; Ovarian response; Ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYGOTE; ADULT; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952562144     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.123     Document Type: Article

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