Fertility and Sterility
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 350-353 , August 2007

Comparison of FSH flare with and without pretreatment with oral contraceptive pills in poor responders undergoing in vitro fertilization

Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, October 11–15, 2003.

  • Martin D. Keltz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Martin D. Keltz, M.D., Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, 425 West 59th Street, Suite 5A, New York, NY 10019 (FAX: 212-523-8348).
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  • Puja S. Gera, M.D.
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  • Josh Skorupski, M.D.
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  • Daniel E. Stein, M.D.

Received 15 May 2006 ,Revised 21 November 2006 ,Accepted 21 November 2006.

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PII: S0015-0282(06)04657-7

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.123

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 350-353 , August 2007

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