Evaluation and Treatment of Anovulatory and Unexplained Infertility

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 507-519

  Propst, Anthony M ^a   Bates, G Wright ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anovulatory disorders; Obesity; Polycystic ovarian syndrome; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METFORMIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANOVULATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TENDERNESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILE PERIOD; HIGH ORDER MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAPAROSCOPIC OVARIAN DRILLING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NAUSEA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OVARY CANCER; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; OVULATION DETECTION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THICKNESS; UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANOVULATION; CLOMIPHENE; DIET; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; METFORMIN; NITRILES; OBESITY; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TRIAZOLES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84870197613     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: 15580474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2012.09.008     Document Type: Review

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