The impact of insulin resistance on the outcome of ovulation induction with low-dose follicle stimulating hormone in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 567-570

  Dale, Per O ^a,b   Tanbo, Tom ^a   Haug, Egil ^a   Åbyholm, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Infertility; Insulin; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN METABOLISM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031918633     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.3.567     Document Type: Article

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