Clomid is used for treating female infertility and for certain conditions as determined by your doctor. Clomid is an ovulatory stimulant. It works by helping to produce more hormones that cause your ovaries to release.

How It Works
Clomid works by causing ovulation to occur in women who are experiencing ovulation problems. The infertility drug alters the way in which four of the required hormones for ovulation, FSH, estradiol, GnRH and LH, interrelate.

Instructions
Use Clomid as directed by your doctor.
Take Clomid by mouth with or without food.
Properly timed sexual intercourse is important for good results. Ovulation usually occurs 5 to 10 days after a dose of Clomid.
If pregnancy has not been successful after 3 courses of treatment, further treatment is not recommended. Long-term use of Clomid is not recommended.
If you miss a dose of Clomid, contact your doctor right away.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Clomid.

Precautions
Before taking Clomid notify your doctor if you have ever had any allergic reaction to clomiphene, liver diseases, mental depression, thrombophlebitis. This drug may cause vision problems, dizziness, or lightheadedness, be especially attentive if you need driving or operating machinery which requires high concentration of attention.

Possible side effect
Together with allergy symptoms such as swelling of lips, tongue, or face or hives in some patients may appear the following conditions: ovarian enlargement presenting as abdominal or pelvic pain, flushing, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, blurred vision, headache, abnormal uterine bleeding.

Storage
Store Clomid at room temperature, between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Clomid out of the reach of children and away from pets.