A comparison of the effects of clomiphene citrate and the aromatase inhibitor letrozole on superovulation in Asian women with normal ovulatory cycles

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-150

  Topipat, Chutima ^a   Choktanasiri, Wicharn ^a   Jultanmas, Rattiya ^a   Weerakiet, Sawaek ^a   Wongkularb, Anna ^a   Rojanasakul, Aram ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; Clomiphene citrate; Endometrial thickness; Letrozole; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; LETROZOLE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CLOMIPHENE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRILES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; SUPEROVULATION; THAILAND; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 40549103438     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590801895609     Document Type: Article

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