Sequential clomiphene citrate and human menopausal gonadotrophin for ovulation induction: Comparison to clomiphene citrate alone and human menopausal gonadotrophin alone

Human Reproduction

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 56-59

  Dickey, Richard P ^a   Olar, Terry T ^a   Taylor, Steven N ^a   Curole, David N ^a   Rye, Phillip H ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Fecundity; Human menopausal gonadotrophin; Multiple pregnancy; Ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; COST; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE;

CLOMIPHENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MENOTROPINS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0027450458     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137874     Document Type: Article

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