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The forgotten variable: impact of luteinizing hormone on the prediction of ovarian reserve.

Weghofer A, Feichtinger W

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. aweghofer@gmx.at

The impact of basal LH levels in the prediction of ovarian function in women initiating fertility treatment remains controversial. The present study demonstrates high-normal basal LH levels as a good, and low-normal basal LH levels as a negative prognostic sign for oocyte yield in regular-cycling women with borderline basal FSH levels (10.1-15 mU/mL).

Published 17 January 2006 in Fertil Steril, 85(1): 259-61.
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