Standard treatment better than potential alternative for unexplained infertility
Clomiphene more effective than letrozole for achieving pregnancy, NIH funded study finds. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - September 23, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Clomiphene-associated suicide behavior in a man treated for hypogonadism: case report and review of the literature - Knight JC, Pandit AS, Rich AM, Trevisani GT, Rabinowitz T.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
4 Frustrating Facts About PCOS... and What They Mean for You
Depression. Weight gain. Increased acne and hair growth. Irregular periods. Infertility. These are some of the most notable symptoms of one of the most common hormonal, metabolic and reproductive disorders found in women: polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). So, what is PCOS exactly? Women with PCOS have too many male hormones and not enough female hormones, which interferes with ovulation. With PCOS, the ovaries are typically enlarged and may even contain multiple small cyst-like structures (immature ovarian follicles). If left untreated, this hormone imbalance can affect everything from a woman's menstrual cycle, to he...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Search of Answers for Those Struggling With Infertility
Dr. Erin Wolff peers into a microscope in her lab at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Through the magnifying lens, she examines an egg from the ovary of one of her patients, a young woman with a rare autoimmune disease called GATA2 deficiency.
The patient is about to undergo chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, the only known treatment for her disease and one that will likely damage her ovaries, rendering her infertile.
Dr. Wolff has extracted some of her eggs so that one day, through in vitro fertilization, the patient may have the chance to become a mother.
"That is why I went into this line of medicin...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Letrozole Produces More Babies in Women With PCOSLetrozole Produces More Babies in Women With PCOS
The breast cancer drug letrozole, used off label to stimulate ovulation, produces 44% more births among infertile women than standard treatment with clomiphene, according to a new study of 750 women. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - July 10, 2014 Category: OBGYN Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Aromatase Inhibitor Boosts Fertility in POS
(MedPage Today) -- Letrozole (Femara) used off-label to treat infertility outperformed first-line treatment clomiphene, with higher rates of live births in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 10, 2014 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Letrozole Leads to Higher Live-Birth Rates Than Clomiphene in Women with PCOS (FREE)
(Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 10, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Study shows fertility drugs do not increase breast cancer risk
(American Association for Cancer Research) Women who took clomiphene citrate (brand name Clomid) or gonadotropins as a part of fertility treatment did not experience an increased risk for breast cancer over 30 years of follow-up, compared with women who were not treated with these medications, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 3, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Fertility Drugs May Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study
But subset of women who took Clomid for more than 12 cycles appeared more likely to get invasive breast cancer (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 3, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Fertility Drugs May Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study
But subset of women who took Clomid for more than 12 cycles appeared more likely to get invasive breast cancer (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - April 3, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Oncology, Fertility, News, Source Type: news
Risks of infertility treatments 'overhyped'
Conclusion
The study raises concerns about the link between different types of fertility treatment and poorer outcomes at birth. However, it is uncertain whether the higher risk is down to infertility treatment, underlying health problems associated with infertility, or a combination of both. As the authors point out, the study did not control for the underlying cause of fertility problems.
Although the risks appear higher, the overall risk of these problems is still low. And although the study excluded multiple births, it had no information on whether the single babies born after fertility treatment were the result of mul...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
clomiphene, Clomid
Title: clomiphene, ClomidCategory: MedicationsCreated: 3/2/2005 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/6/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Medications General)
Source: MedicineNet Medications General - September 6, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Trying to Conceive: Clomid Questions
Title: Trying to Conceive: Clomid QuestionsCategory: Doctor's & Expert's views on SymptomsCreated: 10/22/2004 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/7/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Womens Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Womens Health General - August 7, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Are My Tubes Blocked? HSG Dye Testing
Many women who have come for tubal reversal surgery and tubal reparative surgery with Dr. Charles Monteith, are interested in knowing if their tubes can become blocked by scar tissue. Tubal blockage after tubal reversal is not a common occurrence and is estimated to happen less than 5% of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal patients. A member of the Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Message Board posts, "We had our tr in 2011 got a bfp in 12 but it was ectopic and haven't been able to conceive since. So my ob sent me to a fertility specialist to have a clomid challenge and hsg test done... So hoping my tubes aren't blocked". For those who...
Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News - July 9, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: news
Estrogen Receptor Drugs May Halt Ebola InfectionEstrogen Receptor Drugs May Halt Ebola Infection
Clomiphene and toremifene have shown survival benefit in a mouse model. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
