Open AccessQuadruplets Following Cessation Of Clomiphene Citrate: A Case Of Sustained Effect
Author(s) -
BenShlomo Lzhar,
Zohar Shifra
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348909028677
Subject(s) - quadruplets , medicine , ovulation , menstruation , clomifene , ovulation induction , menstrual cycle , obstetrics , pregnancy , gynecology , gestation , hormone , genetics , biology
We report a case of quadruplet birth in a young oligomenorrheic woman, who had been prescribed clomiphene citrate for two consecutive cycles. She conceived following cessation of treatment and an intervening menstruation. Ultrasonic follow‐up which concurred with the last menstrual period dating indicated multiple ovulation as a sustained effect of clomiphene citrate medicatiom.