Demographics of infertility and management of unexplained infertility

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 729-738

  Kamath, Mohan S ^a   Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clomifene citrate; expectant management; in vitro fertilisation; intra uterine insemination; super ovulation; unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LIVE BIRTH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY;

EID: 84867894170     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: 15321932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2012.08.001     Document Type: Review

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