The follicular hormonal profile in low-responder patients undergoing unstimulated cycles: Is it hypoandrogenic?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 224-229

  De Los Santos, M J ^a   Garcia Laez V ^a   Beltran D ^a   Labarta, E ^a   Zuzuarregui, Jose Luis ^a   Alama P ^a   Gamiz P ^a   Crespo, J ^a   Bosch, E ^a   Pellicer, A ^a,b  

^a IVI Valencia   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

androgen; hormonal profile; low responder; pre ovulatory follicle; unstimulated cycle

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINDLE CELL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84871190294     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des349     Document Type: Article

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