anti-oestrogen

anti-oestrogen
n.
one of a group of drugs that oppose the action of oestrogen. The most important of these drugs is currently tamoxifen, which antagonizes the action of oestrogens at the tissue receptors and is used in the treatment of breast cancers dependent on oestrogen. Because they stimulate the production of pituitary gonadotrophin, some anti-oestrogens (e.g. clomifene) are used to induce or stimulate ovulation in infertility treatment. Side-effects of anti-oestrogens include hot flushes, itching of the vulva, nausea, vomiting, fluid retention, and sometimes vaginal bleeding.

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