Epithelial ovarian cancer and induction of ovulation

Reviews in Gynaecological Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 131-138

  Crosbie, Emma J ^a   Menon, Usha ^b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epithelial ovarian cancer; Fertility drugs; Ovulation induction; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; GONADOTROPIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PACLITAXEL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOGENESIS; CONCEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 23944473377     PISSN: 14717697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rigp.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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