Luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome: Incidence and recurrence rate in infertile women with unexplained infertility undergoing intrauterine insemination

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2110-2113

  Qublan, H ^a,c   Amarin, Z ^b   Nawasreh, M ^a   Diab, F ^a   Malkawi, S ^a   Al Ahmad, N ^a   Balawneh, M ^a  

^a Prince Rashid Hospital   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^c Irbid Aidoun   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Intrauterine insemination; Luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome; Pregnancy rate; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LUTEINIZED UNRUPTURED FOLLICLE SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE RISK; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33747874262     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del113     Document Type: Article

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