Aromatase inhibitors for PCOS: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 301-312

  Misso, Marie L ^a,b   Wong, Jennifer L A ^c   Teede, Helena J ^a,b,c   Hart, Roger ^d,e   Rombauts, Luk ^a   Melder, Angela M ^f   Norman, Robert J ^g   Costello, Michael F ^h,i,j  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Jean Hailes for Women's Health   (Australia)

^c Southern Health ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Fertility Specialists of Western Australia   (Australia)

^f Southern Health   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

ⁱ ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^j IVF Australia   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; Infertility; Ovulation induction; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; LETROZOLE; METFORMIN;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AROMATASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIVE BIRTH; NITRILES; OVULATION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84859998095     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dms003     Document Type: Review

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