CLOMID

klōˈmĭd: see fertility drug.

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books on: Clomid  - 32 results

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Woman's Choice: A Guide to Contraception, Fertility, Abortion, and Menopause
Book by Robert H. Glass, Nathan G. Kase; Basic Books, 1970
Subjects: Contraception, Menstrual Cycle
...beneficial. Cortisone-type drugs and Clomid, both of which are helpful in female...approaches to the problem are available. CLOMID This recently introduced drug, taken...to 40 per cent. Possibly one aspect of Clomids success is attributable to the predictability...
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Quest for Conception: Gender, Infertility, and Egyptian Medical Traditions
Book by Marcia C. Inhorn; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994
Subjects: Infertility, Female--Treatment--Egypt, Traditional Medicine--Egypt
...prescribed "pills in a blue box" -- namely, the fertility drug Clomid clomiphene citrate , a drug that would be prescribed for Hind...seven other physicians. However, after Hinds first attempt at Clomid therapy failed to make her pregnant, she decided to undertake...
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The Shared Experience of Illness: Stories of Patients, Families, and Their Therapists
Book by Susan H. McDaniel, Jeri Hepworth, William J. Doherty; Basic Books, 1997
Subjects: Countertransference (Psychology), Family Psychotherapy, Psychotherapist And Patient, Sick--Family Relationships, Sick--Psychology
...the infertility, I began taking 100 mgs. of Clomid, an ovulation-enhancing drug. On my third Clomid cycle, our daughter, Lisa, was conceived...probably only a "little infertile" and that if Clomid worked once, it would work again. Since we...
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Under the Banyan Tree: A Population Scientist's Odyssey
Book by Sheldon J. Segal; Oxford University Press, 2003
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Encyclopedia of Reproductive Technologies
Book by Annette Burfoot; Westview Press, 1999
Subjects: Fertilization In Vitro, Human--Encyclopedias, Human Reproductive Technology--Encyclopedias, Infertility--Treatment--Technological Innovations--Social Aspects--Encyclopedias
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journal articles on: Clomid  - 7 results

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Conflicts of Interest in Scientific Expert Testimony
Journal article by Mark R. Patterson; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 40, 1999
Subjects: Conflict of interests (Agency)--Laws, regulations, etc., Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.--43 F.3d 1311 (9th Cir. 1995), Evidence (Law)--Standards, Evidence, Expert--Standards, Evidence, Scientific--Standards
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May Doctors Refuse Infertility Treatments to Gay Patients?
Journal article by Jacob M. Appel; The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 36, 2006
Subjects: Abandonment of care, Gays--Health aspects, Infertility--Care and treatment, Medical malpractice, Medical personnel--Malpractice, Refusal to treat (Medicine)
...children by artificial insemination," while Dr. Fenton refused to authorize a refill of her prescription for the fertility drug Clomid on the same grounds. (6) In response, Benitez filed suit under Californias Unruh Civil Rights Act, charging illegal discrimination...
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Off to a Good Start: The Influence of Pre- and Periconceptional Exposures, Parental Fertility, and Nutrition on Children's Health
Journal article by Robert E. Chapin, Wendie A. Robbins, Laura A. Schieve, Anne M. Sweeney, Sonia A. Tabacova, Kay M. Tomashek; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 112, 2004
...New York: Wiley-Liss. Oktay K, Berkowitz P, Berkus M, Schenken RS, Brzyski RG. 2000. The re-incarnation of an old question--clomid effect on oocyte and embryo? Fertil Steril 74:422-423. Olivennes F, Rufat P, Andre B, Poourade A, Guiros MC, Frydman R. 1993...
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Social Support and Psychological Well-being in Lesbian and Heterosexual Preadoptive Couples
Journal article by Abbie E. Goldberg, Julianna Z. Smith; Family Relations, Vol. 57, 2008
Subjects: Families & family life, Parents & parenting, Personality traits, Social support, Support groups
...not try, 1 = tried). Use of infertility treatments. A single item asked whether couples had used fertility medications (e.g., Clomid) (O = no treatments, 1 = tried treatments). Use of in vitro fertilization. A single item asked if couples had tried IVF (O...
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Di(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Metabolites May Alter Thyroid Hormone Levels in Men
Journal article by John D. Meeker, Antonia M. Calafat, Russ Hauser; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 115, 2007
Subjects: Biological markers--Research, Endocrine disruptors--Research, Metabolites--Physiological aspects, Metabolites--Research, Phthalates--Health aspects, Phthalates--Research, Thyroid hormones--Research
...TSH levels measured in serum. An additional 14 subjects taking hormone medications (e.g., propecia, finasteride, cabergoline, clomid, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, testosterone, prednisone taper) were excluded from the present analysis. In addition, none...
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magazine articles on: Clomid  - 8 results

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Thoroughly Modern Mommy
Magazine article by Elizabeth Powers; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, April 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night, and One Woman's Quest to Become a Mother (Book)--Book reviews
...subtitle suggests. By page 175, she has been through "six months of Clomid, two rounds of IVF, three miscarriages, and a year of acupuncture...what "planned parenthood" looks like before the first dose of Clomid: As soon as Orenstein stops taking the Pill, she is charting...
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Possible Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer with Fertility Drugs
Magazine article; FDA Consumer, Vol. 27, April 1993
Subjects: Fertility agents--Adverse and side effects, Fertility drugs--Adverse and side effects, Ovarian cancer--Risk factors
...least 12.5 million courses of the drugs have been prescribed in the United States to women unable to conceive. (FDA approved Clomid clomiphene citrate in 1967 and Perganol menotropins in 1974.) In that time, FDA has received reports of six cases of ovarian...
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Barren
Magazine article by Deborah Derrickson Kossmann; Psychotherapy Networker, Vol. 26, July 2002
...when the bleeding came. By the time we learned I was pregnant, it was already over. The second pregnancy began with more Clomid, a medication we were using to stimulate ovulation, and a new set of medical procedures, including a test called a hysterosalpingogram...
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Trying to Outsmart Infertility
Magazine article by Judith Randal; FDA Consumer, Vol. 25, May 1991
Subjects: Artificial insemination--Evaluation, Fertility agents--Evaluation, Fertility drugs--Evaluation, Fertility, Human--Physiological aspects, Fertilization in vitro--Evaluation, Human fertility--Physiological aspects, Infertility--Care and treatment, Reproductive technology--Innovations
...frequently prescribed. The most popular of these drugs are Clomid and Serophene (both clomiphene citrate in tablet form), which...the pros and conso ftheir use with the physician in advance. Clomid and Serophene, for example, can prolong the menstrual cycle...
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Overcoming Infertility
Magazine article by Tamar Nordenberg; FDA Consumer, Vol. 31, January 1997
Subjects: Human reproductive technology--Methods, Infertility--Causes of
...by a health-care professional. Treatment with drugs such as Clomid or Serophene (both clomiphene citrate) or Pergonal, Humegon...treated with drugs or surgery. Therapy with the fertility drug Clomid or with a more potent hormone stimulator--Pergonal, Metrodin...
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newspaper articles on: Clomid  - 33 results

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Fertility Drug 'May Double Cancer Risk'
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 9, 2008
Subjects: Cancer treatment--Health aspects, Cancer--Care and treatment, Cancer--Drug therapy, Cancer--Health aspects, Cancer--Risk factors, Clomid (Medication)--Health aspects, Estrogen antagonists--Health aspects, Estrogen--Antagonists, Estrogen--Health aspects
...having a baby also known by the brand name Clomid, underIVF, may raise the risk of thyroid...clomiphene, also known by the brand name Clomid,beforedeveloping the cancer, which kills...inhormonal balance, which may affect fertility. Clomid is commonly used as a first treatment...
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The Fertility Drugs That Don't Help the Childless; Pregnancy: Difficult for Many
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 8, 2008
Subjects: Clomid (Medication), Estrogen antagonists, Estrogen--Antagonists, Fertility agents, Fertility drugs, Husband and wife, Husband-wife relations
...It found those using the fertility drug Clomid or a form of artificial insemination did...clomifene citrate, including drugs such as Clomid, which is thought to correct subtle ovulatory...thousands of patients each year. Although Clomid appeared to be less effective than natural...
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I'm in Fear of Multiple Pregnancy
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), November 16, 2008
Subjects: Pregnant women
...Q MY boyfriend and I have been trying for a baby and the specialist has put me on Clomid. He says it may mean we have twins or even more. Is this true? A CLOMID stimulates the ovaries into producing an egg and is taken for five days at the start...
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Four-Father; CIARAN'S JOY AS WIFE ANNA GIVES BIRTH TO QUADS
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), September 5, 2004
...a baby for over a year. Experts put Anna on fertility drug Clomid - and warned there was a SMALL chance of a multiple birth...things. " But then doctors put Anna on the fertility drug Clomid. He said: "We were away one weekend visiting family and Anna...
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Linda Blamed Herself for Her Miscarriages. in Fact, like Millions of Women, She Was a Victim of Haywire Hormones; Precious: Dr Linda Papadopoulos with Her Daughter Jessica
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 5, 2008
...says Linda. She was put on the fertility drug Clomid to regulate her hormones. Clomid is one of the best treatments for polycystic ovaries...in the first month of treatment. Because of the Clomid I felt very positive about the pregnancy. A scan...
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encyclopedia articles on: Clomid  - 2 results

 
 
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Clomid
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CLOMID klo mid: see fertility drug . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Fertility Drug
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...cause of female infertility is failure to ovulate. In certain cases this can be corrected with the drug clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene). Introduced in 1967, clomiphene stimulates the release of the gonadotropic hormones : follicle-stimulating hormone...


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