Congenital malformations among babies born following letrozole or clomiphene for infertility treatment.

Clomiphene citrate (CC) is the first line drug for ovulation induction but because of its peripheral antiestrogenic effect, letrozole was introduced as the 2nd line drug. It lacks the peripheral antiestrogenic effect and is associated with similar or even higher pregnancy rates. Since letrozole is a...

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Main Authors: Sunita Sharma, Sanghamitra Ghosh, Soma Singh, Astha Chakravarty, Ashalatha Ganesh, Shweta Rajani, B N Chakravarty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4182712?pdf=render