Clomiphene and anti-oestrogens for ovulation induction in PCOS

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Brown, Julie ^a   Farquhar, Cindy ^a   Beck, James ^b   Boothroyd, Clare ^c   Hughes, Edward ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Greenslopes Specialist Centre   (Australia)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anovulation *complications ; Contraceptives, oral, combined therapeutic use ; Estrogen antagonists *therapeutic use ; Female; Humans; Infertility, female *drug therapy ; Polycystic ovary syndrome complications ; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BROMOCRIPTINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INSULIN SENSITIZING AGENT; KETOCONAZOLE; METFORMIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; ROSIGLITAZONE; TAMOXIFEN; TROGLITAZONE;

ANOVULATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77950181681     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002249.pub4     Document Type: Review

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