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Health Encyclopedia: Infertility In Women Medications

Medications


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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Health Guide

Infertility In Women: Causes
CausesCauses of infertility can be found in about 90% of infertility cases but, despite extensive tests, about 10% of couples will never know why they cannot conceive. Between 10 - 30% of cases of... Read more »
Infertility In Women: Treatment
Some doctors recommend that if a couple fails to conceive after 1 - 2 years in which unprotected sex has been sufficiently frequent, then they should consult a fertility expert. Women who... Read more »
Endometriosis: Diagnosis
Although endometriosis is the most commonly diagnosed uterine disorder, it is often misdiagnosed or missed altogether. In a study of women with proven endometriosis, more than half of them... Read more »
Endometriosis: Introduction
Endometriosis is a condition in which the cells that line the uterus grow outside of the uterus. The condition can interfere with a woman's fertility and ability to become pregnant.... Read more »
Endometriosis: Conservative Surgery
Conservative SurgeryThe goal of conservative surgery is to aggressively remove as many endometrial implants and cysts as possible without causing surgical scarring and subsequent adhesions that could... Read more »

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