Elevated day 3 FSH/LH ratio: A marker to predict IVF outcome in young and older women

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-236

  Seckin, Berna ^a   Turkcapar, Figen ^a   Ozaksit, Gulnur ^a  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

FSH LH ratio; IVF outcome; Ovarian reserve; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGING; ALGORITHM; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ECTOGENESIS; EVALUATION; FOLLICULAR PHASE; INFERTILITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGING; ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; ECTOGENESIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84863213610     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-011-9695-5     Document Type: Article

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