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Metformin Used For Infertility
Primary infertility describes couples who have never been able to become pregnant after at least 1 year of unprotected sex (intercourse).
Secondary infertility describes couples who have been pregnant at least once, but have not been able to become pregnant again.
Alternative Names
Inability to conceive; Unable to get pregnant
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Causes of infertility include a wide range of both physical and emotional factors. A couple's infertility may be due to female...
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Treatment of Female Infertility
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Female Infertility
Goals of TreatmentThe goals of treatment of female infertility are to identify any reversible underlying causes of the infertility and to initiate... Read more »
Infertility: resources
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alternative NamesResources - infertilityInformationThe following organizations are good resources for information on infertility:Centers for Disease... Read more »
Clinical trial: Liraglutide+Avandia+metformin versus Avandia+m...
This is a study to determine the effects of adding liraglutide to an existing treatment of rosiglitazone (Avandia) and metformin, and then to compare... Read more »
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