SAFETY, SIDE EFFECTS, AND PATIENT PROFILE IN LETROZOLE STEP-UP VS CONVENTIONAL PROTOCOLS FOR OVULATION INDUCTION IN UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY
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Objective: To evaluate and compare the safety profile, side effects, and patient demographics in women undergoing ovulation induction using letrozole step-up protocol versus conventional dosage protocol as part of intrauterine insemination (IUI) for unexplained infertility.
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Ashish Kumar
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
Ishu Mehta
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
Drishti Rana
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
Ashok Verma
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
Vinay Kumar Dogra
Department of Endocrinology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
Abhinav Gautam
Department of Pediatrics, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
Manmeet Saini
Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India