Gonadotrophin ovarian stimulation and intrauterine insemination for unexplained infertility

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 664-672

  Balasch, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophins; Intrauterine insemination; Ovarian stimulation; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 11144283263     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61778-6     Document Type: Article

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