Continued clinical experience with an increasing dosage regimen of clomiphene citrate administration. 1978

T S Drake, and D R Tredway, and G C Buchanan

Between August 1, 1975, and July 31, 1977, 60 patients with infertility and ovulatory dysfunction were evaluated at the Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland. Of these, 15 had incomplete work-ups or were lost to follow-up. Of the remaining 45 patients, 2 (4.5%) failed to ovulate at a maximal dose of 250 mg of clomiphene for 5 days with 10,000 units of human chorionic gonadotropin. Of the 43 (95.5%) who did ovulate, 33 conceived. Of these 33 patients, 9 (27%) required greater than 100 mg of clomiphene and/or longer than three ovulatory cycles to conceive. Of the 10 patients who did not become pregnant, additional infertility factors were present in 5. When these 5 were eliminated, the corrected pregnancy rate was 87% (33 of 38). The spontaneous abortion rate was 12.2% and there were no multiple gestations. These results would further emphasize that clomiphene can be used safely and effectively at doses greater than 100 mg or for longer than three ovulatory cycles.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010060 Ovulation The discharge of an OVUM from a rupturing follicle in the OVARY. Ovulations
D002996 Clomiphene A triphenyl ethylene stilbene derivative which is an estrogen agonist or antagonist depending on the target tissue. Note that ENCLOMIPHENE and ZUCLOMIPHENE are the (E) and (Z) isomers of Clomiphene respectively. Chloramiphene,Clomifene,Clomid,Clomide,Clomifen,Clomiphene Citrate,Clomiphene Hydrochloride,Clostilbegit,Dyneric,Gravosan,Klostilbegit,Serophene,Citrate, Clomiphene,Hydrochloride, Clomiphene
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000858 Anovulation Suspension or cessation of OVULATION in animals or humans with follicle-containing ovaries (OVARIAN FOLLICLE). Depending on the etiology, OVULATION may be induced with appropriate therapy. Anovulations
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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