Adding the phytoestrogen Cimicifugae Racemosae to clomiphene induction cycles with timed intercourse in polycystic ovary syndrome improves cycle outcomes and pregnancy rates - A randomized trial

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 505-510

  Shahin, Ahmed Y ^a   Mohammed, Safwat A ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Black cohosh; Cimicifugae racemosae; Clomiphene; Phytoestrogens; Polycystic ovary

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; CLOMIFENE; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACTAEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIMICIFUGAE RACEMOSAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; ADULT; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CIMICIFUGA; CLOMIPHENE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84903192609     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2014.895983     Document Type: Article

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