How it functions

Clomiphene citrate stimulates the payment of hormones inevitably, around the ovulation lead.

Clomiphene citrate therapy is as a rule for 5 days following on each other at the beginning of the menstrual cycle, for from 3 to 6 monthly cycles. It is able to do several cycles to seize to find the right dose to stimulate the ovulation. After this dose is determined, a woman will be used the drug for at least 3 more. If they do not become pregnant to after 6 cycles, it is unlikely that other clomid treatment will be successful.
Why it is used

For the woman. Clomiphene citrate can be prescribed:

Stimulation of the ovulation with a woman, they no ovulation or the ovulation irregularly. Their estrogen mirrors and the hypophysis function must be normal, and her male partner must be diagnosed than fertile ones.
Lead a Clomiphene citrate Challenge test which is sometimes used to value the ovulation and the quality of eggs (ovarian reserve) of a woman. As a menstrual cycle at the beginning of the woman for 5 days, Clomiphene citrate of a woman raises follicle-stimulative hormone (FSH) level. The next day, a blood mirror FSH that has liked again is normal a sign for a normal ovarielle reserve and the ovulation. A raised FSH is a sign for low ovarielle reserve. Women with a lower ovarielle reserve are able to do donator eggs, clearly improved her chances of the birth of a healthy child.
Support of the development of several eggs, which for the use with the assisted reproduction technology, how In-vitro-Fertilisation (IVF) or gamete intrafallopian transfer (POISON).
Adjust of the ovulation with a woman, the irregularly ovulation and / or intrauterine artificial insemination or artificial conception will have.

Clomiphene citrate is sometimes used together with other medicaments and infertility treatments.

Before you try Clomiphene citrate, women with polyzystischen Ovarien (PCOS) who are overweight, had to do her body measure index (BMI) with diet and movement to lower. The ovulation is able to do a healthy weight to restart. 1 If is not successful, with the help of the medicine to insulin dismantling right ovulation can begin. If not, a combination of drugs is able to the stimulation of the ovulation.

For men. Clomiphene citrate can be used to treat low sperm number (Oligospermie).
How well it functions

Unsettled infertility. There are only few tips to the fact that Clomiphene citrate pregnancy makes rather for pairs with unsettled infertility. 2 Clomiphene citrate is able most actually if it is used to generate several eggs, before a conception procedure.

Seldom or no ovulation. From women, infertility is only by absence or seldom ovulation were caused, with Clomiphene citrate treatment approx. 80% becomes ovulation. And within 9 cycles of the treatment to become pregnant 70% to 75%. Experts of early there thought miscarriage lay a little higher with the women who became pregnant with Clomiphene citrate, but the latest studies have shown, that to be this right. 3

PCO syndrome. Clomiphene citrate alone is not able as an effective treatment for most women with polyzystischen Ovarien (PCOS) and heavy insulin resistance which is closely connected with overweight. The women with PCOS who are overweight often begin ovulation, if to reduce them her body measure index (BMI) with diet and movement.