Reference values in ovarian response to controlled ovarian stimulation throughout the reproductive period

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 66-69

  La Marca, Antonio ^a   Grisendi, Valentina ^a   Spada, Elena ^b   Argento, Cindy ^a   Milani, Silvano ^b   Plebani, Maddalena ^b   Seracchioli, Renato ^c   Volpe, Annibale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growing follicles; IVF; Nomogram; Ovarian response; Retrieved oocytes

Indexed keywords

ENANTONE DIE; LEUPRORELIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NOMOGRAM; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; NOMOGRAMS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84890499354     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2013.854768     Document Type: Article

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