Is Clomid safe and what are its side effects? Will it control my abnormal bleeding?
**Clomiphene citrate is frequently referred to by its brand names, Clomid and Serophene. Clomiphene is used to induce ovulation, to correct irregular ovulation, to help increase egg production and to correct luteal phase deficiency. It is one of the selective estrogen receptor modulators that acts as an anti-estrogen and tricks the pituitary gland into producing more FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) and LH (Leutic Hormone), which, in turn, stimulates the ovary into producing more eggs and follicles. Clomiphene citrate comes in 50-mg tablets that are taken on days 5-9 of the cycle or, less typically, on days 4-8 or 3-7. There is some preliminary research that indicates that an earlier start date may result in more pregnancies, but most gynecologists continue to prescribe it for days 5-9. Just as women’s bodies are so different from one another, their reactions to Clomid vary tremendously. Some women have virtually no side effects. Others do, but they are more frequently related to emo
