Antral follicle size in the downregulated cycle and its relation to in vitro fertilization outcome

Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 68-71

  Padhy, Nabaneeta ^a   Latha, M ^a   Sathya, B ^a   Varma, Thangam R ^a  

^a Madras Medical Mission   (India)

Author keywords

Antral follicle size; Folliculogenesis; Quality of oocytes; Zooming

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DOWN REGULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 77953369472     PISSN: 09741208     EISSN: 19984766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.57225     Document Type: Article

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