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Clomifene, also known asclomiphene, is a medication used to treatinfertilityin women whodo not ovulate, including those withpolycystic ovary syndrome. Use results in a greater chance oftwins.It is taken by mouth once a day, with a course of treatment that usually lasts for 5 days.

Common side effects includepelvic painandhot flashes. Other side effects can include changes in vision, vomiting, trouble sleeping,ovarian cancer, andseizures.It is not recommended in people withliver disease,abnormal vaginal bleedingof unknown cause, or who arepregnant.Clomifene is in theselective estrogen receptor modulator(SERM) family of medication and is a nonsteroidal medication.It works by causing the release ofGnRHby thehypothalamus, and subsequentlygonadotropinfrom theanterior pituitary.

Clomifene was approved for medical use in the United States in 1967. It is on theWorld Health Organizations List of Essential Medicines, under the category "Ovulation inducers" (Complementary List). Its introduction began the era ofassisted reproductive technology.

Clomifene (particularly the purified enclomiphene isomer) has also been found to have a powerful ability to boost or restore testosterone levels in hypogonadal men.