Modified natural cycle for IVF does not offer a realistics chance of parenthood in poor responders with high day 3 FSH levels, as a last resort prior to oocyte donation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2545-2549

  Kolibianakis, Efstratios ^a   Zikopoulos, Kostantinos ^a   Camus, Michel ^a   Tournaye, Herman ^a   Van Steirteghem, André ^a   Devroey, Paul ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

GnRH antagonists; Modified natural cycle; Poor responders

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE DONATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 8344226787     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh452     Document Type: Article

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