Comparison of pregnancy outcome after letrozole versus clomiphene treatment for mild ovarian stimulation protocol in poor responders

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 725-730

  Eftekhar, Maryam ^a   Mohammadian, Farnaz ^b   Davar, Robab ^a   Pourmasumi, Soheila ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clomiphene; Letrozole; Mild ovarian stimulation protocol; Poor responders

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILD OVARIAN STIMULATION; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84924556822     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: 20082177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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