Conception rates in clomiphene citrate cycles with and without hormone supplementation: A pilot study

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1035-1040

  Elkind Hirsch, Karen E ^a   Darensbourg, Carmen ^a   Creasy, George ^b   Gipe, Dan ^b  

^a Woman's Health Research Institute   (United States)

^b Columbia Laboratories Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Hormonal supplementation; Pregnancy rates; Progesterone; Vaginal progesterone gel

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 22744432174     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079905X48429     Document Type: Article

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