What is the best first-step therapeutic approach in treating anovulatory infertility in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome? Questions that are still unanswered

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 245-247

  Palomba, Stefano ^a   Orio Jr , Francesco ^b   Zullo, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ANOVULATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANOVULATION; CLOMIPHENE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; METFORMIN; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 34250207327     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590701414212     Document Type: Editorial

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