A cumulative strategy of GnRH agonist, clomiphene citrate, and GnRH antagonist in a patient with recurrent endometriosis and repeated aspiration

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 366-369

  Lee, Su Long ^a   Chang, Chih Yang ^a   Chen, Pi Hua ^a   Lu, Chiao Huei ^a   Chang, Chi Chang ^a,b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GANIRELIX; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST ASPIRATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR ASPIRATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY CYST; OVARY ENDOMETRIOMA; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CLOMIPHENE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; RECURRENCE; SUCTION;

EID: 82455192348     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 18756263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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