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Dex + Letrozole for PCOS Ovulation Induction

Dex + Letrozole for PCOS Ovulation Induction

Update: 2023-05-23
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New study on combining low-dose dexamethasone with letrozole in women with PCOS who failed to ovulate with letrozole alone. This study looked at ovulation, pregnancy, and live birth rates and took place at the Mayo Clinic from 2019 to 2022.

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Barbieri RL and Ehrmann DA. Diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome in adults. In: Post T, ed. UpToDate. Waltham, Mass.: UpToDate; 2034. www.uptodate.com. Accessed May 20, 2023.

Legro RS, Brzyski RG, Diamond MP, et al. Letrozole versus clomiphene for infertility in the polycystic ovary syndrome [published correction appears in N Engl J Med. 2014 Oct 9;317(15):1465]. N Engl J Med. 2014;371(2):119-129. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1313517

Neblett MF 2nd, Baumgarten SC, Babayev SN, Shenoy CC. Ovulation induction with letrozole and dexamethasone in infertile patients with letrozole-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome [published online ahead of print, 2023 May 2]. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2023;10.1007/s10815-023-02817-9. doi:10.1007/s10815-023-02817-9

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Dex + Letrozole for PCOS Ovulation Induction

Dex + Letrozole for PCOS Ovulation Induction

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