Women with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) can achieve pregnancy by following a treatment to induce ovulation.
In particular, clomiphene citrate is a drug that inhibits the action of estrogens over the hypothalamus. As a result, there is a continued release of GnRH and, as a consequence, of FSH. This promotes follicle maturation and, finally, ovulation.
Clomid is a fertility drug that contains clomiphene citrate and it is used by women with PCOS who wish to get pregnant.
Read the full article on: What Are a Woman’s Chances of Conceiving with PCOS? ( 64).
By Carmen Ochoa Marieta M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Paula Fabra Roca M.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Sandra Fernández B.A., M.A. (fertility counselor).
Last Update: 12/17/2018
