A lower antral follicle count is associated with infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Rosen, Mitchell P ^a   Johnstone, Erica ^b   Addauan Andersen, Carolyne ^a   Cedars, Marcelle I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antral follicle count; decreased ovarian reserve; DOR; FSH; subfertile; unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AGE; ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79955049786     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.151     Document Type: Article

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