Ovarian biopsy has no role as a routine diagnostic test of ovarian reserve: A systematic review

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 492-495

  Kwok, Ricky ^a   Johnson, Neil P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

diagnostic test accuracy; ovarian biopsy; ovarian reserve; prognostic test accuracy

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; BIRTH RATE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY BIOPSY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SAMPLING ERROR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTES; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 84861093720     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.01.020     Document Type: Review

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