Hormonal profile and endometrial morphology in letrozole-controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in ovulatory infertile patients

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 110-115

  Cortínez, Armando ^a,b,c   De Carvalho, Iara ^a   Vantman, David ^a,b   Gabler, Fernando ^a   Iñiguez, Germán ^a   Vega, Margarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitors; controlled ovarian stimulation; endometrium; infertility; letrozole; ovulation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; NIDATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUPEROVULATION;

ADULT; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NITRILES; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 11844301365     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.05.099     Document Type: Article

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