background: for more than four decades clomiphene citrate has been the first line of the treatment for ovulatory disorders. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of letrozole and clomiphene citrate on ovulation and pregnancy rate in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.   methods: in this prospective double-blind study, 100 patients with polycystic ovary syndrome were randomized i...

We performed unilateral oophorectomy (UO) in three patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and long-standing infertility. The indication for performing this procedure was a combination of ovarian pathology and the long-standing infertility. All three patients were resistant to clomiphene citrate and before UO all patients had been treated unsuccessfully with gonadotrophins and in-vitro f...

In diabetic patients, euglycaemia at the time of conception is crucial for the success of the pregnancy. In consideration of the difficulty in achieving and maintaining tight glycaemic control for long periods, we administered clomiphene citrate, which is usually indicated in cases of absent or infrequent ovulation, to enhance fecundability in 10 pregestational diabetic patients. All conceived ...

We present ovulation that occurred after the administration of traditional Chinese herbal medicine for 3 months in a woman with premature ovarian failure (POF) and secondary amenorrhea for 8 years. Traditional Chinese medicine concentrated herbal extracts of cooked rehmannia, Chinese yam, wolfberry fruit, dogwood fruit, cyathula root, dodder seed, antler glue, tortoise-plastron glue, epimedium ...

Background: Clomiphene Citrate is composed of two structural isomers: cisor Zuclomiphene citrate (Zu) and transor Enclomiphene citrate (En). Clomiphene, as well as isolate isomers, has recently been shown to have effects on Ebola virus infections. It has been shown that the enclomiphene molecule is an estrogen antagonist and that zuclomiphene is inactive. We demonstrate here that the two isomer...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of alternative treatments for unexplained infertility. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of 45 published reports. SETTING Clinical practices. PATIENT(S) Couples who met criteria for unexplained infertility. Women with Stage I or Stage II endometriosis were included. INTERVENTION(S) Observation; clomiphene citrate (CC); gonadotropins (...

Background: Ovulatory dysfunction is a common cause of infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) the main reason this dysfunction. PCOS most endocrinopathy in women childbearing age. A combination ovarian stimulation or superovulation with intrauterine insemination (IUI) remains an important option available to specialist widely used treatment modality for broad range indications. Object...