Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 4 , Pages 1269-1275 , October 2009

The correlation between basal serum follicle-stimulating hormone levels before embryo cryopreservation and the clinical outcome of frozen embryo transfers

  • Ahmed Kassab, M.R.C.O.G.

      Affiliations

    • Barts and The London Centre for Reproductive Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, United Kingdom
    • Present address: Bridgewater, Somerset, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ahmed Kassab, M.R.C.O.G., Royal Cornwell Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 21 Monmouth Farm Close, Pawlett, Bridgewater, Somerset TA6 4SP, United Kingdom (FAX: 00441392406692).
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  • Luca Sabatini, M.R.C.O.G.

      Affiliations

    • Barts and The London Centre for Reproductive Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Amanda Tozer, M.R.C.O.G.

      Affiliations

    • Barts and The London Centre for Reproductive Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Ariel Zosmer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Barts and The London Centre for Reproductive Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Magdy Mostafa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Research Biostatistics Unit, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Talha Al-Shawaf, F.R.C.O.G.

      Affiliations

    • Barts and The London Centre for Reproductive Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, United Kingdom

Received 11 March 2008 ,Revised 3 June 2008 ,Accepted 13 August 2008.

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 A.K. has nothing to disclose. L.S. has nothing to disclose. A.T. has nothing to disclose. A.Z. has nothing to disclose. M.M. has nothing to disclose. T.A-S. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)03571-1

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.077

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 4 , Pages 1269-1275 , October 2009

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