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fertility drug

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fertility drug
Fertility pill Gynecology An agent that either replaces sex hormones in ♀ whose production is insufficient for succesful gestation, or induces ovulation–eg, clomiphene citrate, which stimulates the hypothalamus, which in turn stimulates the pituitary to release LH and FSH. See Clomiphene citrate, Human menopausal gonadotropin.


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