Estimating live birth rates after ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome: Sample size calculations for the pregnancy in polycystic ovary syndrome trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 271-280

  Myers, Evan R ^a   Silva, Susan G ^a   Hafley, Gail ^a   Kunselman, Allen R ^b   Nestler, John E ^c   Legro, Richard S ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; Markov models; Ovulation induction; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; METFORMIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOVULATION; BIRTH RATE; CLOMIPHENE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; METFORMIN; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 19444387407     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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