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    Does Clomid Make You Ovulate Earlier

    Clomid, IUI no help for some types of infertility

    October 03, 2008
    A new study suggests that using the medication Clomid and undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI) offer no benefit to women who suffer from unexplained infertility. Researchers point out that many doctors use both of these methods on women who show no obvious reason for their infertility because "doing nothing" is not popular. But in a study of 580 women, those who used Clomid or underwent IUI were no more likely to get pregnant than if they had done nothing. Experts point out that both Clomi... Read more »
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