Combination clomiphene citrate and antioxidant therapy for idiopathic male infertility: A randomized controlled trial

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2232-2235

  Ghanem, Hussein ^a   Shaeer, Osama ^a   El Segini, Amgad ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Clomiphene; Idiopathic; Male infertility; Oligoasthenozoospermia; Sperm; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ANTIESTROGEN; ANTIOXIDANT; CLOMIFENE; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; CLOMIPHENE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VITAMIN E; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952575280     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.117     Document Type: Article

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