Ovulation Induction for the General Gynecologist

The Effect of Flutamide on Ovulation Induction in PCOS Patients

Ovulation induction in perspective.

It has been suggested recently that, in some quarters, IVF be offered as first-line therapy to all infertile couples, regardless of the type of infertility. Hence, the time was thought right to scrutinise the results and complications of ovulation induction for anovulatory infertile couples. In addition to examining the outcome of conventional treatment with gonadotrophins and clomiphene citrat...

Ovulation Induction in Sows

This study reviewed the protocols for ovulation induction in sows by human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). In pigs, it was documented that ovulation usually occurred about 70% of the way through oestrus. However, the duration of oestrus in sows highly varies, producing difficulty in performing artificial insemination (AI) in sows at optimal time. In pract...

Induction of ovulation.

Ovulation has been induced by clomiphene citrate and human gonadotropins in infertile women. Clomiphene should be the first choice in anovulatory women with active ovaries as indicated by basic levels of estrogens in blood or urine, in women with post-pill amenorrhea even if their ovaries are quiescent and in women with functional abnormalities of the hypothalamus or pituitary. Human gonadotrop...

Review: aromatase inhibitors for ovulation induction.

CONTEXT For the last 40 yr, the first line of treatment for anovulation in infertile women has been clomiphene citrate (CC). CC is a safe, effective oral agent but is known to have relatively common antiestrogenic endometrial and cervical mucous side effects that could prevent pregnancy in the face of successful ovulation. In addition, there is a significant risk of multiple pregnancy with CC, ...