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Chapter 2 - Monitoring of Ovarian Stimulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2022

By
Lewis Nancarrow  and
Andrew Drakeley
Edited by
Rachel Cutting  and
Mostafa Metwally
Rachel Cutting
Affiliation:
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, London
Mostafa Metwally
Affiliation:
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the University of Sheffield
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Summary

Monitoring of ovarian stimulation plays a key role in the recruitment of mature oocytes, which in turn leads to better fertilisation rates and embryo development.

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Manual of Oocyte Retrieval and Preparation in Human Assisted Reproduction , pp. 10 - 17
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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