Mild/minimal stimulation for in vitro fertilization: An old idea that needs to be revisited

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2449-2455

  Zarek, Shvetha M ^a   Muasher, Suheil J ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b IVF   (United States)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; IVF; mild stimulation; minimal stimulation

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY STIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STIMULATION;

CLOMIPHENE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 79959688278     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.04.041     Document Type: Review

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