Intrauterine insemination treatment in subfertility: An analysis of factors affecting outcome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 698-703

  Nuojua Huttunen, Sinikka ^a,b,c   Tomas, Candido ^a,b,c   Bloigu, Risto ^a,b,c   Tuomivaara, Leena ^a,b,c   Martikainen, Hannu ^a,b,c  

^a Infertility Clinic   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Human menopausal gonadotrophin; Infertility; Intrauterine insemination; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBFERTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032997959     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.3.698     Document Type: Article

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