A prospective randomized trial comparing anastrozole and clomiphene citrate in an ovulation induction protocol using gonadotropins

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1676-1681

  Sipe, Christopher S ^a   Davis, William A ^a   Maifeld, Michelle ^a   Van Voorhis, Bradley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastrozole; aromatase inhibitor; clomiphene citrate; gonadotropins; infertility; ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; BRAVELLE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; NOVAREL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NITRILES; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 33751180106     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.048     Document Type: Article

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