Letrozole or clomiphene citrate as first line for anovulatory infertility: A debate

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kamath, Mohan S ^a   George, Korula ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CLOMIFENE; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; NITRILE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANOVULATION; ANOVULATORY INFERTILITY; ARTICLE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOMETRIUM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ANOVULATION; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CLOMIPHENE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NITRILES; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 79959239054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-86     Document Type: Article

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