The use of recombinant luteinizing hormone in patients undergoing assisted reproductive techniques with advanced reproductive age: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Hill, Micah J ^a   Levens, Eric D ^a,b   Levy, Gary ^a   Ryan, Mary E ^c   Csokmay, John M ^a   Decherney, Alan H ^a   Whitcomb, Brian W ^d  

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

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

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced reproductive age; assisted reproductive technologies; in vitro fertilization; recombinant follicle stimulating hormone; Recombinant luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

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

HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; METAPHASE; NIDATION; OVARY CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84860342286     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.01.130     Document Type: Article

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