Association of basal serum testosterone levels with ovarian response and in vitro fertilization outcome

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Qin, Yingying ^a,b   Zhao, Zhiyi ^a,b   Sun, Mei ^a,b   Geng, Ling ^a,b   Che, Li ^c   Chen, Zi Jiang ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine   (China)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; METHODOLOGY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651534222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-9     Document Type: Article

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