Timing intrauterine insemination either 33 or 39 hours after administration of human chorionic gonadotropin yields the same pregnancy rates as after superovulation therapy

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-16

  Claman, Paul ^a,b   Wilkie, Valerie ^a   Collins, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Suite 505 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

gonadotropins; hCG; infertility; Intrauterine insemination; randomized trial; superovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAGON; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SUPEROVULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SUPEROVULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3242777780     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.09.081     Document Type: Article

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