Clinical Efficacy of Clomiphene Citrate and Letrozole Combined with Gonadotropins for Superovulation in Patients with Clomiphene-Induced Thin Endometrium |
Lee, Eun-Joo
(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Park, Hyun-Jong (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Yang, Hyo-In (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Lee, Kyung-Eun (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Seo, Seok-Kyo (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Kim, Hye-Yeon (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Cho, Si-Hyun (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Choi, Young-Sik (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Lee, Byung-Seok (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Park, Ki-Hyun (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Cho, Dong-Jae (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) |
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