Does anovulation induced by oral contraceptives favor pregnancy during the following two menstrual cycles?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 742-747

  Fukuda, Misao ^a   Fukuda, Kiyomi ^a   Yding Andersen, Claus ^b   Byskov, Anne Grete ^b  

^a Fukuda Ladies Clinic   (Japan)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anovulation; IVF; Oral contraceptives; Pregnancy; Two menstrual cycles

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANOVULATION; ASIA; BIOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EASTERN ASIA; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILIZATION; GENITALIA; GENITALIA, FEMALE; IN VITRO; JAPAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES; OVARIAN EFFECTS; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOMES; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; CLOMIPHENE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORGESTREL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 0034118309     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00631-7     Document Type: Article

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