From: A pilot study to prevent a thin endometrium in patients undergoing clomiphene citrate treatment
Control (N = 20) | Half dose (N = 20) | Early administration (N = 21) | |
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Endometrial thickness | |||
Mean ± SD (mm) | 6.7 ± 1.8 | 8.6 ± 1.5a | 9.4 ± 1.5a |
< 8 mm | 17 (85.0%) | 6(30.0%) | 2(9.6%) |
≥ 8 mm | 3(15.0%) | 14(70.0%)a | 19(90.4%)a |
Days until follicles maturation | 12.0 ± 1.5 | 13.6 ± 2.7b | 11.6 ± 2.3 |
Number of follicles | |||
≥ 15 mm | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 2.3 ± 0.9 |
≥18 mm | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.6 |
Serum progesterone (ng/ml) | 22.3 ± 11.3 | 18.8 ± 7.3 | 18.8 ± 10.3 |