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Trying to conceive
I was advised letrozole 2.5mg tab twice a day for 5 days for pcos condition to induce ovulation purpose
But I saw in google it's used for breast cancer and all...will it actually help ovulation??
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Doctors are masters in the subject . though there are many ovulation inducing drugs , letrizole has got its own merits & success rate .
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Tomaxifen is used for breast cancer .
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It helps in ovulation..... It's cousin Tamoxifen is used in Breast cancer treatment.... Coz they act at hormone receptor level.... Chill letrozole is a v good drug for ovulation induction
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Dr. Falak Chowdhary
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Dr. Pratibha Aggarwal
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Hi. Yes letrazole is also used for ovulation induction .
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