Luteal phase support in normo-ovulatory women stimulated with clomiphene citrate for intrauterine insemination: Need or habit?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2501-2506

  Kyrou, D ^a   Fatemi, H M ^a   Tournaye, H ^a   Devroey, P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

clomiphene citrate; intrauterine insemination; luteal support; normo ovulatory women; progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 77956941056     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq223     Document Type: Article

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