An Update of Ovulation Induction

Authors

  • Jamil A Fayez Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • Suleiman A Al-Suleiman Medical College of King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5915/20-2-13270

Keywords:

Ovulation induction, ovulatory agents, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, galactorrhea, polycystic, ovaries, luteal phase defect

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/20-2-13270

In the past decade, some of the most dramatic advances in obstetrics and gynecology have been in ovulation induction. This article is a step-by-step guide to the diagnostic etiology and management of anovulation. The physiologic and pharmacologic functions of the currently marketed ovulatory agents are described.

Author Biographies

Jamil A Fayez, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

M.D.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Reproductive Endocrinology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

 

Suleiman A Al-Suleiman, Medical College of King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

M.D.

Medical College of King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

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Published

1988-04-01

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Review Articles