Effects of unkei-to, an herbal medicine, on endocrine function and ovulation in women with high basal levels of luteinizing hormone secretion

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 451-456

  Ushiroyama, Takahisa ^a   Ikeda, Atsushi ^a   Sakai, Masahiro ^a   Hosotani, Toshimitsu ^a   Suzuki, Yoshihiko ^a   Tsubokura, Shogo ^a   Ueki, Minoru ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal drugs; Female; Infertility; Luteinizing hormone; Unkei to

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORGESTREL; UNKEI TO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTRIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OVULATION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 0034998006     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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