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Infertility Treatment with Oral Medications

December 14, 2010

We recently examined Injectable Medications (“Demystifying Injectable Medications”) and will now take a closer look at oral medications for treatment of infertility. After a thorough medical evaluation, treatment with oral medication is often a first step for many female patients experiencing infertility. Clomiphene citrate (Clomid) and letrozole (Femara) are medications that induce (induction) or improve [...]

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Demystifying Injectable Medications

November 4, 2010

Gonadotropins (Gonal-F, Follistim, Menopur, Bravelle) are fertility medications containing follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and/or luteinizing hormone (LH). Your physician may prescribe these medications to you if you fail to ovulate or fail to achieve pregnancy with clomiphene citrate (Clomid) therapy.  Gonadotropins help to stimulate follicular (egg) development within the ovaries. These medications are not available in oral [...]

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Basic Infertility Tests

May 28, 2010

There are many tests that can be performed in an effort to determine the cause(s) of one’s inability to conceive.  Some of these can be performed by your Primary Care Physician and/or OB/GYN, while other, more advanced diagnostic tests should be performed by a Reproductive Endocrinologist. There are several categories of infertility tests. Blood Tests [...]

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