Induction of monofollicular cycles;Induzione di cicli monofollicolari

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-48

  Vegetti, W ^a,b   Guermandi, E ^a   Baroni, E ^a   Alagna, F ^a   Riccaboni, A ^a   Nicolosi, A E ^a   Calanna, G ^a   Ragni, G ^a   Crosignani, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b I Clin Ostet Ginecol Univ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Gonadotrophins; Monofollicular cycles; Multiple pregnancy; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; Ovulation induction; Pulsatile GnRH

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ANOVULATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PULSATILE DRUG RELEASE; REVIEW;

CLOMIPHENE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; OVULATION INDUCTION;

EID: 0035074691     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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