Endometrial sonographic characters predicting pregnancy following recurrent clomiphene induction in unexplained infertility

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 795-802

  Shahin, Ahmed Y ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Clomiphene; Endometrial echogenicity; Endometrium; Pregnancy; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 58149091843     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60407-5     Document Type: Article

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