hCG administration offers no outcome benefit over spontaneous ovulation in anovulatory women treated with clomiphene citrate

Fertil Steril. 2007 Apr;87(4):985-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1538. Epub 2007 Jan 18.

Abstract

This randomized controlled trial compared spontaneous ovulation versus hCG-triggered ovulation in anovulatory women treated with clomiphene citrate. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of ovulation and pregnancy rates.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chorionic Gonadotropin / pharmacology*
  • Clomiphene / pharmacology*
  • Female
  • Fertility Agents, Female / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Ovulation Induction*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Rate

Substances

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin
  • Fertility Agents, Female
  • Clomiphene