A documented clomiphene-induced follicular development in pregnancy

A case of clomiphene-induced follicular growth in pregnancy is presented in a 34-year-old woman with ectopic pregnancy treated at a university teaching hospital. Following administration of clomiphene citrate in pregnancy, follicular growth to 18 mm mean diameter was noted. It is concluded that clom...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human reproduction (Oxford) 2001-06, Vol.16 (6), p.1098-1099
Hauptverfasser:	SAMMOUR, Aref, BILJAN, Marinko, SEANG LIN TAN, TULANDI, Togas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Chorionic Gonadotropin - administration & dosage Clomiphene - administration & dosage Clomiphene - pharmacology Female Genital system. Reproduction Humans Insemination, Artificial, Homologous Medical sciences Ovarian Follicle - drug effects Ovarian Follicle - growth & development Pharmacology. Drug treatments Pregnancy Pregnancy, Ectopic - diagnostic imaging Pregnancy, Ectopic - surgery Superovulation Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of clomiphene-induced follicular growth in pregnancy is presented in a 34-year-old woman with ectopic pregnancy treated at a university teaching hospital. Following administration of clomiphene citrate in pregnancy, follicular growth to 18 mm mean diameter was noted. It is concluded that clomiphene citrate can induce follicular growth and maturation in pregnancy, possibly by reversing pregnancy-induced pituitary suppression.
ISSN:	0268-1161 1460-2350 1460-2350
DOI:	10.1093/humrep/16.6.1098