Long gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist versus short agonist versus antagonist regimens in poor responders undergoing in vitro fertilization: A randomized controlled trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 147-153

  Sunkara, Sesh Kamal ^a   Coomarasamy, Arri ^b   Faris, Raef ^c   Braude, Peter ^a   Khalaf, Yacoub ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GnRH antagonist regimen; long GnRH agonist regimen; Poor ovarian response; RCT; short GnRH agonist regimen

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; NAFARELIN ACETATE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891558045     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.09.035     Document Type: Article

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