Laparoscopic ovarian diathermy vs clomiphene citrate plus metformin as second-line strategy for infertile anovulatory patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 577.e1-577.e8

  Palomba, Stefano ^a   Falbo, Angela ^a   Battista, Lucia ^b   Russo, Tiziana ^a   Venturella, Roberta ^a   Tolino, Achille ^b   Orio, Francesco ^c   Zullo, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

clomiphene citrate; LOD; metformin; ovarian; ovulation induction; PCOS

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; METFORMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIATHERMY; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC OVARIAN DIATHERMY; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NAUSEA; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 77952745374     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.11.042     Document Type: Article

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