Does dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation really affect IVF-ICSI outcome in women with poor ovarian reserve?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-65

  Kara, M ^a   Aydin, T ^b   Aran, T ^c   Turktekin, N ^d   Ozdemir, B ^b  

^a BOZOK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Acibadem in Vitro Fertilization Center   (Turkey)

^c KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Kayseri in Vitro Fertilization Centre   (Turkey)

Author keywords

DHEA; Infertility; IVF ICSI; Poor responder; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

BIOSTERON; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; FOSTIMON HP; LEUPRORELIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMINISHED OVARIAN RESERVE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MICRODOSE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DHEA; INFERTILITY; IVF-ICSI; POOR RESPONDER; PREGNANCY RATE;

ADULT; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893705573     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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