Use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist trigger during in vitro fertilization is associated with similar endocrine profiles and oocyte measures in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 264-269

  O'Neill, Kathleen E ^a   Senapati, Suneeta ^a   Dokras, Anuja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

GnRHa trigger; IVF outcomes; OHSS; PCOS

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; ESTRADIOL; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; GONADORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; LIVE BIRTH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; AGONISTS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTE; PATHOLOGY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOCYTES; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84924598616     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.09.042     Document Type: Article

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