Comparison of intrauterine insemination with timed intercourse in superovulated cycles with gonadotropins: A meta-analysis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 486-491

  Zeyneloglu, Hulusi B ^a   Arici, Aydin ^a   Olive, David L ^a   Duleba, Antoni J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction techniques; Intrauterine insemination; Meta analysis; Pregnancy; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUPEROVULATION;

ADULT; COITUS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS; MALE; MEDLINE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SUPEROVULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031921220     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00552-9     Document Type: Article

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