Comparison of letrazole and clomiphene citrate in women with polycystic ovaries undergoing ovarian stimulation

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1149-1152

  Sharief, Maysoon ^a   Nafee, Najlaa Rasmee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Clomiphene; Infertility; Letrazole; Polycystic ovary

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; LETROZOLE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CLOMIFENE; FERTILITY PROMOTING AGENT; NITRILE; TRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CLOMIPHENE; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NITRILES; OVULATION INDUCTION; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAZOLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946410161     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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