Letrozole may be better than Clomid for women with PCOS
Letrozole (Femara) was associated with roughly a 42% increase in the pregnancy rate, compared with clomiphene citrate (Clomid) in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome in a double-blind, randomized study.
The pregnancy rate was 61.2% with letrozole versus 43% with clomiphene. There also was a trend toward more live births with letrozole (48.8% vs. 35.4%).
“We now have convincing evidence …