Abstract：
:The anti-oestrogenic activity of clomiphene citrate (CC) on the cervical mucous and endometrium may be the reason for the relatively low pregnancy rates in CC induction cycles. Various follicular-phase supplements have been tried to improve cycle outcome in these patients. This study compared follicular-phase supplementation with either phytoestrogen (PE) or ethinyl oestradiol (EE) in CC induction cycles for the treatment of unexplained infertility. A total of 134 patients were randomly allocated to each treatment group (67 each). The PE group needed significantly fewer days for adequate follicular maturation, had a thicker endometrium and higher oestradiol concentration at the time of human chorionic gonadotrophin injection (all P < 0.001). The PE group had higher luteal-phase serum progesterone compared with the EE group. No significant difference was found regarding clinical pregnancy rates (14.0% versus 21.1%, respectively). In conclusion, the cycle characteristics in unexplained infertility women treated with clomiphene citrate induction and timed intercourse improved after follicular-phase supplementation with PE compared with EE supplementation. Further studies are needed to confirm the mechanism beyond these effects.
journal_name
Reprod Biomed Onlinejournal_title
Reproductive biomedicine onlineauthors
Shahin AY,Ismail AM,Shaaban OMdoi
10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.06.007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-10-01 00:00:00pages
501-7issue
4eissn
1472-6483issn
1472-6491pii
S1472-6483(09)00019-4journal_volume
19pub_type
杂志文章,随机对照试验abstract：:The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's report on sex selection is criticized because its recommendation to prohibit all techniques for social sexing is based on unsupported allegations. As a body with a scientific status, the Authority should allow the application of some methods of sex selection for non-m...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 评论,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60907-8
更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：RESEARCH QUESTION:What is the influence of the Caesarean section-pregnancy interval (CSPI) on the risk of uterine rupture, and what are the repercussions on IVF pregnancy rates of prolonging it? STUDY DESIGN:Systematic searches were performed using PubMed MEDLINE to identify studies published up until July 2017 for ar...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2019.07.027
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61854-8
更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.12.019
更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
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doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60794-8
更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.09.033
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60125-3
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.03.016
更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60344-6
更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62138-4
更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.09.008
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60313-6
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.10.004
更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.03.005
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.10.006
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60078-8
更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.09.024
更新日期：2020-10-04 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60257-x
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60068-5
更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60169-1
更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61004-8
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.06.016
更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(12)60016-9
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.06.012
更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.09.024
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.11.020
更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Gentle ovarian stimulation protocols, such as 'mini-IVF', have several potential advantages over conventional IVF protocols, including less medication and fewer injections, producing fewer eggs, but eggs of higher quality. The particular 'mild' stimulation protocol called 'mini-IVF' is described. This protocol require...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.06.033
更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60961-3
更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00
