Elevated P level on the day of hCG administration is related to FSH dose: Is it the whole truth?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 498-499

  Younis, Johnny S ^a,b  

^a Poriya Hospital   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LETTER; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79251515745     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq355     Document Type: Letter

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