fertility drug
Noun: A fertility drug is a type of medication specifically designed and prescribed to increase a woman's chances of ovulating and becoming pregnant. It works by stimulating the ovaries to produce and release eggs.
Fertility drugs are prescribed by medical professionals, typically reproductive endocrinologists or fertility specialists, as part of a treatment plan for infertility. They are used when a woman has conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or unexplained infertility that prevent normal ovulation.
- Noun:
- After trying to conceive for two years, her doctor recommended starting a course of fertility drugs.
- Common fertility drugs include clomiphene citrate and gonadotropins.
- The side effects of the fertility drug included mood swings and abdominal discomfort.
- "to be on fertility drugs": to be undergoing treatment with these medications.
- She was on fertility drugs for six months before successfully conceiving.
- Fertility treatment (n): a broader term encompassing all medical interventions, including drugs, surgery, and assisted reproductive technologies like IVF, used to help achieve pregnancy.
- Ovulation induction (n): the specific medical goal of many fertility drugs, which is to stimulate the ovaries to release an egg.
- Ovulation stimulant: A drug that induces ovulation.
- Fertility medication: A more general term for drugs used to treat infertility.
This term is specifically medical. It is not used metaphorically. The phrase almost always refers to pharmaceutical interventions for female infertility, though some treatments may be part of protocols that also involve male factor infertility.
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a drug used to increase a woman's fertility
