Introduction: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist triggering of final follicular maturation for in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 865-866

  Casper, Robert F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology   (Canada)

Author keywords

GnRH agonist trigger; GnRH antagonist; Luteal phase; Luteolysis; OHSS

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; GONADORELIN;

CORPUS LUTEUM; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SHORT SURVEY; AGONISTS; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 84930792410     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.01.012     Document Type: Article

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