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Letoval Banned In India ? Inducing Ovulation ?
hi, why is letoval banned in India?? i had been taking it for inducing ovulation .
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
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Letrozole sold under various brand names in India such as Letroz and Letoval is internationally approved for treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women. Both, the Canadian drug regulator and the innovator company Novartis have warned gynecologists not to misuse it for female infertility. Research on 150 pregnancies has shown that babies born to mothers who had consumed Letrozole to increase fertility have suffered from bone malformations, cardiac stenosis and cancers.
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Letrozole sold under various brand names in India such as Letroz and Letoval is internationally approved for treatment of breast cancer in post-menopausal women. Both, the Canadian drug regulator and the innovator company Novartis have warned gynecologists not to misuse it for female infertility. Research on 150 pregnancies has shown that babies born to mothers who had consumed Letrozole to increase fertility have suffered from bone malformations, cardiac stenosis and cancers.
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