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Taking letrozole (femara) to help conceive... bad side effects?

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Dr. J Ricardo Loret De Mola answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Femara (letrozole): Patients tolerate Femara better than clomid, (clomiphene) with much less side effects. I rarely get a complaint from patients.

Answered 4/20/2016

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