Adding phytoestrogens to clomiphene induction in unexplained infertility patients – a randomized trial

• Published in: Reproductive biomedicine online Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 580 - 588
• Main Authors: Shahin, Ahmed Y, Ismail, Alaa M, Zahran, Kamal M, Makhlouf, Ahmad M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 2008
• Subjects: Adult; Algorithms; Cimicifuga; Clomiphene - administration & dosage; clomiphene citrate; endometrial thickness; Female; Fertility Agents, Female - administration & dosage; Follicular Phase - drug effects; Humans; induction; Infertility - drug therapy; Male; Obstetrics and Gynecology; phytoestrogens; Phytoestrogens - administration & dosage; Phytotherapy; Plant Extracts - administration & dosage; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Rate; Treatment Outcome; Cimicifuga; clomiphene citrate; induction; phytoestrogens; endometrial thickness; pregnancy rate

Abstract This study investigated the role of oral phytoestrogens in improving pregnancy rate and cycle outcomes with clomiphene citrate. Patients with unexplained infertility and recurrent clomiphene citrate induction failure, were randomly divided into two groups: group I ( n = 60) and group II ( n...