Does exogenous LH in ovarian stimulation improve assisted reproduction success? An appraisal of the literature

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-271

  Hill, Micah J ^a   Levy, Gary ^a   Levens, Eric D ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; follicle stimulating hormone; human chorionic gonadotrophin; human menopausal gonadotrophin; luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH RATE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MATERNAL AGE; MENOTROPINS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84857916962     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.12.005     Document Type: Review

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