[Induction of ovulation with Epimestrol (author's transl)].
Epimestrol 5 mg. daily for 10 days was administered in 119 treatment cycles to 21 women with normal gonadotropins and 33 ovulations were induced. Of the 21 patients, 7 had secondary amenorrhea, 10 had anovulatory oligomenorrhea and 4 had ovulatory oligomenorrhea. 17 patients desired pregnancies and 6 became pregnant. There was 1 pregnancy among 5 women with secondary amenorrhea. There were 3 pregnancies among 9 patients with anovulatory oligomenorrhea and 2 pregnancies in 3 patients with ovulatory oligomenorrhea. The pregnancy rate was 35%. Side effects were not observed.
D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004836:Epimestrol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004963:Estrenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female; D007248:Infertility, Male; D008297:Male; D009839:Oligomenorrhea / Q000188:drug therapy; D010060:Ovulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011247:Pregnancy
D004963:Estrenes; D004836:Epimestrol
Epimestrol--eine ovulationsauslösende Substanz