Twice-daily dosing of gonadotropins does not improve embryo quality during in vitro fertilization cycles in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, when compared to once-daily dosing: A pilot study

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 289, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1113-1118

  Dahan, Michael H ^a   Lathi, Ruth B ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo quality; Gonadotropin dosing; Granulosa cell; Oocyte quality; PCOS

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTES; OVULATION INDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84900815169     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-3095-2     Document Type: Article

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