The use of coenzyme Q10 and DHEA during IUI and IVF cycles in patients with decreased ovarian reserve

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 534-537

  Gat, Itai ^a,b   Blanco Mejia, Sonia ^c,d   Balakier, Hanna ^a   Librach, Clifford L ^a,e,f   Claessens, Anne ^c,e   Ryan, Edward A J ^c,e  

^a CReATe Fertility Centre   (Canada)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Toronto West Fertility Associates   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antral follicle count; controlled ovarian hyper stimulation; CoQ10; DHEA; IVF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; UBIDECARENONE; SEX HORMONE; UBIQUINONE; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; DRUG EFFECTS; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVARIAN RESERVE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UBIQUINONE; VITAMINS;

EID: 84958093433     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2015.1137095     Document Type: Article

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