Small antral follicle count (25mm) and ovarian volume for prediction of pregnancy in in vitro fertilization cycles

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 748-752

  Ben Haroush, Avi ^a   Farhi, Jacob ^a   Zahalka, Yasmin ^b   Sapir, Onit ^a   Meizner, Israel ^b   Fisch, Benjamin ^a  

^a Helen Schneider Hospital for Women   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antral follicle count; IVF; ovarian volume; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; GANIRELIX; PROGESTERONE; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; ROC CURVE;

EID: 80053915137     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2010.526668     Document Type: Article

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