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Can adding hcg shots while taking femara (letrozole) for infertility improve the chances of conceiving?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Sometimes: A properly-timed HCG shot can be used as a 'trigger' for ovulation. Women who develop a dominant follicle with Femara (letrozole) but don't ovulate appropriately (or at all) can be triggered with hcg.

Answered 6/25/2014

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