Can we prevent premature luteinization in IVF cycles?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 122-123

  Manno, Massimo ^a   Tomei, Francesco ^a  

^a Pordenone Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; PROGESTERONE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; LETTER; LUTEINIZATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OOCYTE; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY DISEASE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LUTEINIZATION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LUTEINIZATION; METFORMIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890886517     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.11.004     Document Type: Letter

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