Similar ovulation rates, but different follicular development with highly purified menotrophin compared with recombinant FSH in WHO Group II anovulatory infertility: A randomized controlled study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1798-1804

  Platteau, Peter ^a   Andersen, Anders Nyboe ^b   Balen, Adam ^c   Devroey, Paul ^a   Sørensen, Per ^d   Helmgaard, Lisbeth ^d   Arce, Joan Carles ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d Ferring Pharmaceuticals AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anovulation; Highly purified menotrophin; Ovulation induction; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Recombinant FSH

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE PRURITUS; INJECTION SITE REACTION; INJECTION SITE SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN BRUISING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA BLEEDING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33745859397     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del085     Document Type: Article

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