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Off-label (male) / approved (female) — clinician-directed. For female ovulation induction the approved regimen is 50 mg once daily for 5 days starting early in the cycle, titrated up to 100-150 mg if needed. For off-label male hypogonadism, observational studies used roughly 25-50 mg daily or every other day (25 mg/day is the most common starting dose), titrated to testosterone and LH/FSH response. There is no FDA-approved male dose.

Any time

Clomiphene citrate tablets (racemic — approved for women; off-label in men)

30mg elemental iron

Between meals

Ferrous bisglycinate (gentle, well-absorbed) or iron protein succinylate

• Pregnancy (clomiphene is contraindicated once pregnancy is established)
• Liver disease, undiagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding, or ovarian cysts not due to PCOS (per the approved female label)
• Primary (testicular) hypogonadism in men — needs an intact pituitary/testis axis to work

• Exogenous testosterone / anabolic steroids
• Aromatase inhibitors / other SERMs (e.g. tamoxifen, letrozole)
• Estrogens

• Hemochromatosis or iron overload
• Repeated blood transfusions
• Adequate iron stores (test first!)

• Thyroid medications (levothyroxine)
• Antacids, PPIs
• Antibiotics (fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines)