Recurrence of empty follicle syndrome with stimulated IVF cycles

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 293-295

  Baum, M ^a   MacHtinger, R ^a,b   Yerushalmi, G M ^a   Maman, E ^a   Seidman, D S ^a   Dor, J ^a   Hourvitz, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Empty follicle syndrome; Recurrence; Stimulated cycles

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPTY FOLLICLE SYNDROME; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY DISEASE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; COMPLICATION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVULATION INDUCTION; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858384564     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2011.631629     Document Type: Article

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