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Fertility drugs are often used alone as initial treatment to induce ovulation. If they fail as sole therapy, then they may be used with assisted reproductive procedures or artificial insemination to produce multiple eggs, a process called superovulation.

Clomiphene

Clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene) is usually the first fertility drug of choice for women with infrequent periods and long cycles. Unlike more potent drugs used in superovulation, clomiphene is gentler and works by block...

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Gestational Diabetes: Control It For Your Child's Sake

By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...and compared them to their mothers' blood glucose levels during pregnancy. Children of mothers... Read more »

Postpartum Depression

By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...25, 31, and 37 of their pregnancies, and tested the levels of a hormone, placental... Read more »

Straight from the Womb: Are we dooming our children?

By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert

...obesity with the total range of hyperglycemia in pregnancy. Metabolic imprinting in women and... Read more »

How Much Weight Should I Gain During Pregnancy

By Heather Reese , Health Expert

Nutrition plays an important role during pregnancy for both the mother and her child. A healthy... Read more »

Planning a Pregnancy with Diabetes

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...adjusting insulin doses, based on frequent blood sugar levels, to meet your new targets.2. Do... Read more »

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Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors

...insulin resistance and diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and unhealthy cholesterol levels. Waist circumferences greater than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men have been... Read more »

Prognosis for Adult Asthma

...asthma drugs are safe to take during pregnancy, and good control of asthma reduces these risks to normal levels.New guidelines released in 2005 by the National Asthma Education and Prevention... Read more »

Anemia: Risk Factors

...acid and, therefore, poses a risk for deficiencies and an increased risk for megaloblastic anemia. Low levels of folate during pregnancy increase the risk of neural tube defects in newborns.It... Read more »

Travel to Developing Countries: Traveling with Health Problems

...carriers supply in-flight oxygen and none supply oxygen on the ground. That must be arranged separately.PregnancyPregnancy alters a woman's immune system. Before traveling to any country with... Read more »

Depression: Highlights

...developing postpartum depression during the first 3 months following birth, especially the first 10 19 days.Pregnancy and Antidepressant MedicationWomen who are pregnant or thinking about... Read more »

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