clomiphene
/ˈkləʊmɪfiːn
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A synthetic non-steroidal drug used to treat infertility in women by stimulating ovulation.At its simplest it involves the woman taking a drug called clomiphene for six days each month....
- Ovulation is successful in approximately 75 percent of women treated with clomiphene, but subsequent pregnancy rates are only 30 to 40 percent.
- This combination also was significantly more effective than clomiphene alone for inducing ovulation.
Origin
1970s: from chlo(ro-) + (a)mi(ne) + phen(yl).
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