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2. Letrozole - Wikipedia

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   Letrozole, sold under the brand name Femara among others, is an aromatase inhibitor medication that is used in the treatment of breast cancer for post-menopausal women. [ 1 ] It was patented in 1986 and approved for medical use in 1996. [ 4 ]

3. Ovulation induction - Wikipedia

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   Letrozole has been used for ovarian stimulation by fertility doctors since 2001 because it has fewer side-effects ... Dosage is generally 2.5 to 7.5 mg daily over 5 ...

4. Fertility medication - Wikipedia

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   Aromatase inhibitors are a common fertility treatment to treat women with PCOS. A meta-analysis analyzing live birth rates for women with PCOS treated with clomiphene compared to letrozole found that letrozole resulted in higher live birth rates. [11] However, ovulation induction remains an off-label indication, which affects use.

5. Aromatase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   Ovarian stimulation with the aromatase inhibitor letrozole has been proposed for ovulation induction in order to treat unexplained female infertility. In a multi-center study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Development, ovarian stimulation with letrozole resulted in a significantly lower frequency of multiple gestation (i.e., twins or triplets) but also a lower frequency ...

6. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist - Wikipedia

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   As with all hormonal therapies, GnRH antagonists are commonly associated with hormonal side effects such as hot flushes, headache, nausea and weight gain. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] When used in fertility treatment they can also be associated with abdominal pain and ovarian hyperstimulation.

7. Gonadotropin preparations - Wikipedia

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   Gonadotropin preparations are drugs that mimic the physiological effects of gonadotropins, used therapeutically mainly as fertility medication for ovarian hyperstimulation and ovulation induction. [1] For example, the so-called menotropins consist of LH and FSH extracted from human urine from menopausal women. [2] There are also recombinant ...

8. Progestogen (medication) - Wikipedia

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   [215] [216] [217] Accordingly, progestogens, both endogenous and exogenous (i.e., progestins), have antigonadotropic effects, [218] and progestogens in sufficiently high amounts can markedly suppress the body's normal production of progestogens, androgens, and estrogens as well as inhibit fertility (ovulation in women and spermatogenesis in men).

9. Norethisterone acetate - Wikipedia

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   NETA has antigonadotropic effects via its progestogenic activity and can dose-dependently suppress gonadotropin and sex hormone levels in women and men. [1] [29] [30] [31] The ovulation-inhibiting dose of NETA is about 0.5 mg/day in women. [1]