Minimal stimulation protocol for use with intrauterine insemination in the treatment of infertility

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 295-299

  Dhaliwal, Lakhbir K ^a   Sialy, Ravinder K ^a   Gopalan, Sarala ^a   Majumdar, S ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Full stimulation; Gonadotrophin; Infertility; Intrauterine insemination; Minimal stimulation

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; AGE; AMPOULE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; HYPOVOLEMIA; INDIA; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OLIGURIA; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY HYPERTROPHY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MENOTROPINS; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036946557     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1341-8076.2002.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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