OBJECTIVE To analyze the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of alternative treatments for unexplained infertility. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of 45 published reports. SETTING Clinical practices. PATIENT(S) Couples who met criteria for unexplained infertility. Women with Stage I or Stage II endometriosis were included. INTERVENTION(S) Observation; clomiphene citrate (CC); gonadotropins (...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of ovarian needle drilling using transvaginal ultrasound guidance as an alternative to the traditional laparoscopic electrosurgical drilling for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN A randomized controlled study. SETTING University teaching hospital and private practice setting. PATIENT(S) The study comprised 163 patients with clomiphene...

Background: Ovulatory dysfunction is a common cause of infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) the main reason this dysfunction. PCOS most endocrinopathy in women childbearing age. A combination ovarian stimulation or superovulation with intrauterine insemination (IUI) remains an important option available to specialist widely used treatment modality for broad range indications. Object...

BACKGROUND Long-term effects of laparoscopic electrocautery of the ovaries are unknown. To study the long-term effects of laparoscopic electrocautery of the ovaries and gonadotrophins, we followed women with clomiphene-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) randomly allocated to one of these treatments until 8-12 years after their initial treatment. METHODS Between February 1998 and Octob...

Suzuni, M., TAKAIIASHI, T. and ABE, T. The Effect of Chemical Ovulationinducing Substances on Gonadotropin Secretion is Incubation Experiments of the Anterior Pituitary. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1972, 108 (2), 123-131 In order to clarify the in vitro action of clomiphene, F6066 and Lychium chinense Miller (LCM) on the pituitary, the anterior pituitary of the rat was incubated with these materials a...

BACKGROUND This study was aimed to assess the effect of endometrial movements on pregnancy achievement in intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles. MATERIALS AND METHODS The population of this observational study was composed of unexplained infertility couples undergoing first-time IUI with clomiphene citrate between September 2010 and October 2011. Not only endometrial movements, but also thic...