Effect of melatonin on the outcome of assisted reproductive technique cycles in women with diminished ovarian reserve: A double-blinded randomized clinical trial

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 73-78

  Jahromi, Bahia Namavar ^a,b,c   Sadeghi, Sara ^b,c   Alipour, Shohreh ^d   Parsanezhad, Mohammad Ebrahim ^a,c   Alamdarloo, Shaghayegh Moradi ^b,c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; Embryo; Melatonin; Oocytes; Ovarian reserve

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; MELATONIN; METHOTREXATE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; BASAL OVARIAN RESERVE TEST; BILATERAL ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMINISHED OVARIAN RESERVE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO QUALITY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE QUALITY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVUM; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 85012110862     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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