History and challenges surrounding ovarian stimulation in the treatment of infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 795-801

  Beall, Stephanie A ^a   Decherney, Alan ^a  

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

Author keywords

Gonadotropin; history; multiple births; ovarian stimulation; ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TAMOXIFEN;

ANOVULATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN DEATH; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; TWINS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPINS; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUPEROVULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859132987     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.02.030     Document Type: Review

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