Is letrozole better than clomiphene?
Many of our patients are treated with fertility pills. These medications can enable a woman who does not normally ovulate to release eggs. Fertility pills are also used for controlled overstimulation of ovulation. The chances for conception may be increased when two or three eggs are released instead of the usual one per cycle. Fertilization and implantation may be more likely to occur in the presence of higher hormone levels stimulated by fertility medication. Clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene) is the most common fertility medication. It is approved by the FDA (government) for use as a fertility medication. It has been used for 40 years. Among women who don’t ovulate on their own, it is said that 80% will ovulate and 50% conceive, thanks to clomiphene. On the other hand clomiphene can have some unpleasant side effects: hot flashes, nervous tension/mood change, headache, etc. Moreover, because it is eliminated slowly from the body, clomiphene can have some lingering negative effect
