BACKGROUND The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to compare the efficacy of extended letrozole regimen with clomiphene citrate in women with unexplained infertility undergoing superovulation and intrauterine insemination (IUI). METHODS Two hundred and fourteen patients with unexplained infertility were randomized into two equal groups using computer generated list and were treated b...

The aim of this study was to systematically compare the clinical efficacy and safety of letrozole with clomiphene citrate for ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, EMbase, CBMdisc and CNKI were searched for eligible randomized controlled trials (RCT) comparing letrozole with clomiphene citrate in PCOS pati...

BACKGROUND Whether electroacupuncture is effective for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome is still inconclusive. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the add-on effects of electroacupuncture to conventional drugs for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome. METHODS/DESIGN This study is a two-center, open-labeled, randomized, controlled trial. A total of 116 eligible patients with po...

Aim: To compare the efficacy of letrozole and clomiphene citrate in women having anovulatory infertility. Study design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Place duration study: 16th October 2020 to 15th September 2021 Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Shahida Islam Medical Complex Lodhran. Methods: In our study 112 patients between ages 18 40 years with anovulation were included. Patients H/O p...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of intrauterine insemination timing performed 24 or 36 h later following ovulation trigger on clinical pregnancy rate during ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate among infertile women was the objective of this study. METHODS The medical records of 280 infertile patients who have underwent ovulation induction by using clomiphene citrate have been evaluat...

Patients suffering from normogonadotrophic anovulation and infertility are initially treated with clomiphene citrate. Those who do not respond to clomiphene citrate usually receive gonadotrophin treatment which is labour-intensive, expensive, and associated with an increased risk of multiple pregnancies and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. We treated 22 patients with clomiphene resistant norm...

Abstract
 Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the success rates intrauterine insemination cycles due ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate and gonadotropins, identify factors associated successful outcomes in women unexplained infertility ovulatory dysfunction.
 Material Methods: Between June 2017 October 2019, 223 cycle records were scanned retrospectively 152 infer...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of an electrocautery strategy with ovulation induction using recombinant follicle stimulating hormone in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Secondary and tertiary hospitals in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS 168 patients with clomiphene citrate resistant polycystic ovary syndrome: 83 were allocated elec...

BACKGROUND The predictive value of ovarian reserve tests (ORTs) for spontaneous pregnancy is unclear. Our study aimed to determine whether ORTs have added value to previously identified prognostic factors for spontaneous pregnancy in subfertile ovulatory couples. METHODS A prospective cohort study was performed on 474 subfertile ovulatory couples in two hospitals in Groningen, The Netherlands...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of metformin and acarbose on insulin resistance, hormone profiles and ovulation rates in patients with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS Thirty clomiphene citrate-resistant patients were selected randomly and divided into two groups. Group I was treated with 100 mg/day clomiphene citrate and 300 ...