Endometrial thickness cannot predict ongoing pregnancy achievement in cycles stimulated with clomiphene citrate for intrauterine insemination

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-118

  Kolibianakis, E M ^a   Zikopoulos, K A ^a   Fatemi, H M ^a   Osmanagaoglu, K ^a   Evenpoel, J ^a   Van Steirteghem, A ^a   Devroey, P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Endometrial thickness; Intrauterine insemination; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0347136016     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60505-6     Document Type: Article

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