Fertility and Sterility
Volume 85, Issue 3 , Pages 578-583 , March 2006

Oocyte maturity and preimplantation development in relation to follicle diameter in gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist or antagonist treatments

Presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction (ESHRE) 2004 20th Annual Meeting; Berlin, Germany; June 27 to 30, 2004.

  • Daniela Nogueira, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Follicle Biology Laboratory, Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Daniela Nogueira, Ph.D., Women and Infants Hospital, New England Medical Center, Tufts, 750 Washington Street, Box 036, Boston, Massachusetts (FAX: 1-617-636-5906).
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  • Shevach Friedler, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • IVF and Fertility Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Morey Schachter, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • IVF and Fertility Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Arieh Raziel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • IVF and Fertility Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Raphael Ron-El, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • IVF and Fertility Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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  • Johan Smitz, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Follicle Biology Laboratory, Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels, Belgium

Received 27 December 2004 ,Revised 11 August 2005 ,Accepted 11 August 2005.

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PII: S0015-0282(05)03948-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.08.033

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 85, Issue 3 , Pages 578-583 , March 2006

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