Comparison of endocrine and ultrasound profiles during ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate and letrozole in ovulatory volunteer women

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 174-183

  Jirge, Padma Rekha ^a   Patil, Rajendra S ^a  

^a Assisted Conception and Endogynaecology Centre ^*  (India)

Author keywords

clomiphene citrate; letrozole; natural cycle; Ovulatory women

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLOMIPHENE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONES; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NITRILES; OOCYTE DONATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72749090203     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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