The drugs used in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedures have the ability to stimulate the
ovaries either directly or indirectly to cause multiple follicular development. In most centres …

The decision to use enhancement of the natural ovarian/menstrual cycle to attempt
collection of several oocytes during IVF and GIFT cycles has dramatically increased the …

Many modern methods of assisted reproduction are contingent upon the ability of the
physician to stimulate a larger than normal number of maturing ovarian follicles, containing …

Involuntary infertility is an increasing problem in this era of delayed childbearing.
Fortunately, many advances have been made recently in the medical and surgical treatment …

To induce ovulation is to provoke follicular maturation and rupture in a patient who would not
otherwise ovulate. To stimulate ovulation is to interfere with normal physiological ovarian …

Since the first in vitro fertilisation (IVF) pregnancy was delivered in 1978, this procedure has
resulted in thousands of pregnancies and opened a vast new frontier of research and …

The development of ovulation-inducing drugs has enabled clinicians to more effectively treat
the hypothalamic, pituitary, and ovarian abnormalities resulting in infertility. Pregnancy rates …

Ovulation-induction agents are commonly used in the treatment of infertility in patients with
or without ovulatory disturbances. These agents include Clomifene, bromocriptine …

In-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer has become an accepted clinical method for
the treatment of sterility. Different types of ovarian stimulation have been used successfully …

1987; Glasier et al, 1988). These differences in surge rates may be due to differences in
patient populations or in definitions of the surge amplitude and length. However, all authors …