Select patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism may respond to treatment with clomiphene citrate

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1664-1668

  Whitten, Scott J ^a   Nangia, Ajay K ^c   Kolettis, Peter N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Hugh Kaul Human Genetics Building   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

clomiphene citrate; Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; male infertility

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPITUITARISM; KALLMANN SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751159404     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.042     Document Type: Article

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