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Induction of ovulation with clomiphene citrate followed by LH‐RH in women
Author(s) -
Maia H.,
Barbosa I.C.,
Maia H.,
Hirsch C.,
Tironi E.,
Coutinho E.M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(83)90062-0
Subject(s) - ovulation , medicine , luteinizing hormone , follicular phase , clomifene , endocrinology , ovulation induction , induced ovulation , hormone , andrology
Luteinizing hormone‐releasing hormone (LH‐RH) was used to induce ovulation following clomiphene priming to stimulate follicular growth. Ovulation was assumed to have occurred following LH‐RH injection when progesterone levels started to rise within 48 h following treatment and LH pretreatment levels were below 8 mIU/ml. Ovulation occurred in eight of 10 patients following the administration of LH‐RH and six pregnancies were achieved in the first 4 months of treatment.