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  • February 11, 2011 18:46
  • Category : Pregnancy
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for what reasion is this tablet. letoval 2.5mg used?


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Found this info while googling about letoval

 

 

Letoval is the brand name of a medicine called letrozole. It is an anti-cancer medicine and is indicated, approved and internationally used for breast cancer in post-menopausal women. Using it for any other purpose is not only unethical but illegal. The manufacturer of this brand was illegally promoting its use in young women. The company was warned by drugs controller general of India (DCGI) to desist from such activities. The company apologised and promised not to do it again but the damage had been done. The side effects of Letoval include: heart attack, hot flushes, vaginal bleeding, weight gain, ovarian tumours, sexual inactivity, angina, brain stroke, paralysis, life-threatening blood clots in lungs, etc, as reported by the innovator company (Novartis) to the United States Food and Drug Administration.

http://doctor.ndtv.com/faq/ndtv/fid/5386/Are_fertyl_glycored_and_letoval_advisable_for_pregnancy.html

 

Please seek expert advice before using it...

 


  • over 1 year ago
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 Hi , dont be worried ma. this is a tablet used for infertility treatment to boost the hormone (or to that effect ) ... This in india is commonly known as tablet for breast cancer , but the funda of how it works on the breast cancer (hormones basically ) is only used for treating the infertility too.  Read what is given below for more knowledge ...

 In India it is sold as Letroz, Letoval etc. Letrozole is a drug which has conventionally been used for Breast cancer treatment. This is only because Breast cancer requires the female hormone Estrogen for its sustenance and Letrozole is an anti oestrogen drug. It is because of this property that Letrozole can also be used to make eggs grow as in the absence of Estrogen, the hormones FSH and LH start to increase and stimulate the ovaries to make eggs bigger. Letrozole is commonly used in a dosage of 2.5mg twice daily from Day 2 to day 6. Several research papers have even used single day dosage of 20mg with good results. Single doses as high as 60mg have been administered without negative results. Letrozole has several advantages:
1. Letrozole has a very short half-life (~45 hours) and, therefore, is quickly cleared from the body. For this reason, it is less likely to adversely affect the endometrium and cervical mucus.
2. The results of several studies show that Letrozole and Letrozole + FSH cycles had the highest pregnancy rates.
There has been a lot of controversy that Letrozole use causes deformed babies, or that Indians have been made Guinea pigs for its trials. On the contrary, Letrozole is cleared faster from the blood than CC and therefore has lesser chances of affecting the conception, when it happens. CC in known to stay in the blood for upto six months after intake. Much before Letrozole came to India, hundreds of research papers were written all over the world and every paper only found benefits in its use. And lastly, before I rest my case, after all that media hype, Letrozole has been quietly given FDA approval by the government, for use in Fertility.


  • over 1 year ago

Answers from Gynecologist - Dr.K.Balakumari

 I am 20 weeks pregnant & one of my friend suggest me to take the powder of walnuts,cashews, almonds & all other dry fruits are includes in this . if anyone has idea about the name please suggest me...

Thanks
 

Nuts should be taken only in limited quantity during pregnancy or otherwise also.one or two pieces of anyone of these nuts will be sufficient.too much of it will make you put on weight more than normal,which is not advised.dry fruits are not needed. You take fresh fruits.dry fruits are for people who are under weight .


  • 2 months ago

 What is the cost of normal delivery and operation cost in chennai

 It varies with the institution and doctor

It varies from 15,000 to 50,000 for normal delivery.three times that for a c-section

Just like a meals in an ordinary hotel and 5 star hotel

 


  • 2 months ago


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