Enhanced ovarian folliclular development by Metformin does not correlate with pregnancy rate: A randomized trial

International Journal of Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-36

  Basirat, Zahra ^a   Kashifard, Mehrdad ^a   Amiri, Masoumeh Golsorkhtabar ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Metformin; Ovulation induction; PCOS

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE; METFORMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84864053140     PISSN: 2008076X     EISSN: 20080778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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