A spontaneous luteinizing hormone surge is beneficial in women with unexplained Infertility undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation without in vitro fertilization

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-33

  Costello, Michael F ^a   Hughes, Graeme J ^a   Garrett, Don K ^a   Hanjani, Azita ^a   Steigrad, Stephen J ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation; Gonadotrophins; Human menopausal gonadotrophin; Human reproduction; LH surge; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOTROPINS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031882985     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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