Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and diminished gonadal reserve accounts for dysfunctional gametogenesis in thalassaemia patients with iron overload presenting with infertility

Hemoglobin

Volumn 35, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 636-642

  Bajoria, Rekha ^a   Chatterjee, Ratna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Thalassemia major ( TM); Assisted reproduction techniques (ART); Fertility; Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (HH); In vitro fertilization (IVF); Intracytoplasmic injection (ICSI); Ovarian reserve; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETOGENESIS; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; OVARIAN RESERVE; PATERNITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY; IRON OVERLOAD; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81055144337     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630269.2011.623809     Document Type: Article

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