Use of letrozole versus clomiphene citrate combined with gonadotropins in intrauterine insemination cycles: a pilot study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1774-1777

  Jee, Byung Chul ^a   Ku, Seung Yup ^b   Suh, Chang Suk ^a,b   Kim, Ki Chul ^c   Lee, Won Don ^d   Kim, Seok Hyun ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Hamchoon Women's Clinic   (South Korea)

^d Maria Infertility Clinics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

clomiphene citrate; intrauterine insemination; Letrozole

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPEROVULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CLOMIPHENE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS; KOREA; NITRILES; OVULATION INDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 33744526622     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.02.070     Document Type: Article

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