Circulating immunoreactive and bioactive follicle stimulating hormone concentrations in anovulatory infertile women and during gonadotrophin induction of ovulation using a decremental dose regimen

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 478-485

  Thierry Van Dessel, H J H M ^a   Schoot, Benedictus C ^a,c   Schipper, Izaak ^a   Dahl, Kris D ^b,d   Fauser, Bart C J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Precise Diagnostics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anovulation; FSH; Gonadotrophins; Hyperandrogenemia; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 9244240817     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/11.3.478     Document Type: Article

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