Management of infertility and prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 773-788

  Homburg, Roy ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anovulation; Clomiphene citrate; Induction of ovulation; Insulin sensitizers; Laparoscopic ovarian drilling; Low dose FSH; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; INOSITOL; INSULIN; INSULIN SENSITIZING AGENT; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE SULFATE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; ROSIGLITAZONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; CLOMIFENE; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT;

ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIATHERMY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INCREASED APPETITE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LAPAROSCOPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENICITY; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; HYPERINSULINISM; REVIEW;

CLOMIPHENE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 15844388375     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.05.006     Document Type: Review

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