Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
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Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. · Dec 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyLetrozole versus clomiphene citrate for superovulation in Egyptian women with unexplained infertility: a randomized controlled trial.
To compare the efficacy of letrozole with clomiphene citrate (CC) in Egyptian women with unexplained infertility. ⋯ Letrozole has beneficial effect on endometrium, an action that may improve the implantation and pregnancy rates in women with unexplained infertility.
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Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. · Dec 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyNeuraxial analgesia versus intravenous remifentanil for pain relief in early labor in nulliparous women.
To assess if there is a difference in duration of labor, the mode of delivery, average Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores, maternal overall satisfaction with analgesia, side effects and neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women who received early labor analgesia with either epidural, patient-controlled IV analgesia (PCIA) with remifentanil or combined spinal-epidural (CSE) techniques. ⋯ In terms of labor duration, average VAS pain scores, and maternal overall satisfaction score with analgesia, CSE analgesia is superior to that provided by epidural analgesia or PCIA with remifentanil for pain relief in early labor in nulliparous women. However, there were no differences in the mode of delivery, side effects or neonatal outcomes between the three techniques.