"Premature luteinization" in the era of GnRH analogue protocols: Time to reconsider

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 689-692

  Younis, Johnny S ^a,b  

^a Poriya Hospital   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ABORTION; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LUTEINIZATION; NOTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LUTEINIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 80755190037     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-011-9585-x     Document Type: Note

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