Comparison of efficacy of letrozole and clomiphene citrate in ovulation induction in Indian women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 873-877

  Ray, Payal Banerjee ^a,b   Ray, Amitabh ^c   Chakraborti, P S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Garden Reach ^*  (India)

^c NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Letrozole; Ovulation; PCOS

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; LETROZOLE; CLOMIFENE; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; NITRILE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OPEN STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; INDIA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIPHENE; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NITRILES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863219679     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-2091-7     Document Type: Article

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