| There are two conditions that will identify if there is | | | | superovulation. As a result, Femara has become |
| any need of using infertility drugs. One, if the woman | | | | widely accepted as an infertility drug. |
| is unable to ovulate therefore there is a need for | | | | Treatment using Femara have shown substantially |
| assisted development of the egg cells. And second if | | | | higher rates of success as compared with those |
| there is a need to increase the chances of pregnancy | | | | produced by other drugs like Clomid. In fact, it is |
| when a patient already has the capability to ovulate. | | | | known that while patients have failed to ovulate |
| These are termed as ovulation and superovulation | | | | using other medications, there are still possibilities that |
| respectively. | | | | they will do when Femara is administered in their |
| Letrozole or femara is the most recent addition in the | | | | case. |
| long list of infertility medications found in the market | | | | Common Side Effects of Femara |
| today along with already-established medications that | | | | § Breast tenderness |
| come in names like Clomid or Serophene and | | | | § Headaches |
| Gonadotropins. | | | | § Hot flashes |
| Letrozole, (the brand name of which is Femara) is | | | | Advantages over other major infertility drugs |
| primarily a drug used by breast cancer patients. But | | | | So far, researches show no cases of miscarriage in |
| recently, it came into use in the infertility industry. | | | | women employing Femara in their infertility treatment. |
| In the recent years, Femara has been one of the | | | | Only, the manufacturer advises that once pregnancy |
| most efficient infertility drugs. However, recent | | | | commences, the use of the medication must be |
| studies suggest that it is somehow associated with | | | | automatically stopped. |
| low number of birth defects. Birth defects arise when | | | | Unlike with Clomid, Femara is readily released from |
| Femara is used during the period of pregnancy. Yet | | | | the body. Thus producing no other effects that |
| when administered before the establishment of | | | | might affect the tissues and other organs in adverse |
| pregnancy, no adverse consequences are found. | | | | manner. |
| Nonetheless, the manufacturer of Femara accepted | | | | When administering Femara, there is usually 60 to |
| absolute responsibility over those cases that ended | | | | 80% increase in ovulation possibility. Nonetheless, |
| up with birth defects. | | | | assurance of pregnancy is decreased by half. |
| Femara works by suppressing the production of | | | | Women who are able to ovulate normally take 1 |
| estrogen. Thus, creating the effect of producing | | | | tablet of Femara a day. But this dosage may increase |
| more hormones that work solely for ovarian | | | | depending on the capability of the body to react to |
| stimulation. These hormones namely LH and FSH help | | | | the medication. |
| in both the processes of ovulation induction and | | | | |