Evidence-based approach to unexplained infertility: a systematic review

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1566-1574.e1

  Gunn, Deidre D ^a   Bates, G Wright ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrauterine insemination; in vitro fertilization; superovulation; unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LIVE BIRTH; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUPEROVULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 84961194115     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.02.001     Document Type: Article

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