Polycystic ovarian syndrome: diagnosis and management of related infertility

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 263-270

  Amer, Saad A K ^a  

^a DERBY CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

infertility; ovulation induction; polycystic ovary

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE; METFORMIN; RIMONABANT; SIBUTRAMINE; TAMOXIFEN; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ANOVULATION; ASTHENIA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; DIARRHEA; DIATHERMY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FLATULENCE; HEADACHE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INDIGESTION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LOW CALORY DIET; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OBESITY; OVARY CANCER; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 70249115528     PISSN: 17517214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogrm.2009.06.006     Document Type: Review

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