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It is the most widely used fertility drug. [6] Other medications in this class include tamoxifen and raloxifene, although both are not as effective as clomiphene and are thus less widely used for fertility purposes. [7] They are used in ovulation induction by inhibiting the negative feedback of estrogen at the hypothalamus. As the negative ...
Female fertility agents are medications that improve female’s ability to conceive pregnancy. These agents are prescribed for infertile female who fails to conceive pregnancy after 1-year of regular and unprotected sexual intercourse. [1] The following will cover the advancements of female fertility agents, major causes of female infertility.
SERMs are used for various estrogen-related diseases, including treatment of ovulatory dysfunction in the management of infertility treatment, prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis, treatment and risk reduction of breast cancer, [4] and treatment of dyspareunia due to menopause.
A gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) is a type of medication which affects gonadotropins and sex hormones. [1] They are used for a variety of indications including in fertility medicine and to lower sex hormone levels in the treatment of hormone-sensitive cancers such as prostate cancer and breast cancer, certain gynecological disorders like heavy periods and endometriosis ...
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes medical procedures used primarily to address infertility. This subject involves procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and cryopreservation of gametes and embryos, and the use of fertility medication.
Antiestrogens are used for: Estrogen deprivation therapy in the treatment of ER-positive breast cancer; Ovulation induction in infertility due to anovulation; Male hypogonadism; Gynecomastia (breast development in men) A component of hormone replacement therapy for transgender men
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 ...
[33] [22] [34] A large number of synthetic progestogens, or progestins, have been derived from progesterone and are used as medications as well. [20] Examples include medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone. [20] In 2022, it was the 125th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 5 million prescriptions ...