Serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels as a predictor of the ovarian response and IVF outcomes

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-158

  Choi, Min Hye ^a   Yoo, Ji Hee ^a   Kim, Hye Ok ^a   Cha, Sun Hwa ^a   Park, Chan Woo ^a   Yang, Kwang Moon ^a   Song, In Ok ^a   Koong, Mi Kyoung ^a   Kang, Inn Soo ^a  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti M llerian hormone; Human; Hyper reponse; In vitro fertilization; Ovarian response; Poor response

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864574466     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2011.38.3.153     Document Type: Article

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