A randomized trial of letrozole versus clomiphene citrate in women undergoing superovulation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1561-1563

  Al Fozan, Haya ^a   Al Khadouri, Maha ^a   Tan, Seang Lin ^a   Tulandi, Togas ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

clomiphene; letrozole; ovulation; Randomized trial; superovulation

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; LETROZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PARITY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPEROVULATION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CLOMIPHENE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; NITRILES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPEROVULATION; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 10044249053     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.04.070     Document Type: Article

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