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Treatment Options
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Estrogen Agonist-Antagonists
Estrogen agonist-antagonist drugs work by stimulating the pituitary gland to release the hormones that trigger sperm production or ovulation. In some body tissues, they act like estrogen to produce estrogen-like effects. However, they block (antagonize) estrogen?s effects in other tissues. While they are used occasionally for men with low testosterone or low sperm counts, estrogen agonists-antagonists are most often prescribed for women.
Commonly, an estrogen agonist-antagonist is the drug of first choice for stimulating ovulation in women who do not ovulate at all or who do not ovulate regularly, even though they have normal pituitary function. These drugs may result in ovulation rates of up to 85%. Approximately 40% of the women who ovulate after taking an estrogen agonist-antagonist eventually will become pregnant. Drugs in the class
Clomiphene (Clomid, Milophene, Serophene) |
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