Clomiphene
Pronounced KLO-mi-feen
Brand names: Clomid
Type: Ovulation inducer (fertility medicine) · All Women's Health Medicines
What Clomiphene is used for
- Treating infertility from lack of ovulation
- Male infertility in selected cases (clinician-directed)
Common side effects
- Hot flashes
- Bloating
- Headache
- Mood swings
- Breast tenderness
Important cautions
- Raises the chance of twins and, less often, higher-order multiples
- Vision symptoms such as blurring or spots require stopping and urgent review, and ovarian enlargement can occur
How it comes
Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.