Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 113-120 , July 2008

Effectiveness of cetrorelix for the prevention of premature luteinizing hormone surge during controlled ovarian stimulation using letrozole and gonadotropins: a randomized trial

  • Tsung-Hsien Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Yu-Hung Lin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Sinchuang, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kok-Min Seow, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jiann-Loung Hwang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Sinchuang, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jiann-Loung Hwang, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, No. 95 Wen Chang Road, Shih Lin District, Taipei, Taiwan (FAX: 886-2-29297082).
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  • Chii-Ruey Tzeng, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Shih Yang, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 11 April 2007 ,Revised 6 June 2007 ,Accepted 6 June 2007.

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 Supported by grant SKH-8302-95-DR-21 from the Department of Research, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital (Taipei, Taiwan).

PII: S0015-0282(07)01373-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.029

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 113-120 , July 2008

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