What precautions should I take when using infertility drugs?
Seeing a physician regularly while taking infertility drugs is important. Treatment with infertility drugs increases the chance of multiple births. Although this may seem like a good thing to couples who want children very badly, multiple fetuses can cause problems during pregnancy and delivery and can even threaten the babies’ survival. Having intercourse at the proper time in the woman’s menstrual cycle helps increase the chance of pregnancy. The physician may recommend using an ovulation prediction test kit to help determine the best times for intercourse. Some people feel dizzy or lightheaded, or less alert when using clomiphene. The medicine may also cause blurred vision and other vision changes. Anyone who takes clomiphene should not drive, use machines or do anything else that might be dangerous until they have found out how the drugs affect them. Questions remain about the safety of long-term treatment with clomiphene. Women should not have more than six courses of treatment wi
