Some men are getting prescriptions for tamoxifen, clomiphene, and aromatase inhibitors (Arimidex, etc)
May 2007
Some men are getting prescriptions for tamoxifen, clomiphene, and aromatase inhibitors (Arimidex, etc).
It's not necessarily a mistake.
These "female drugs" are sometimes tried to increase fertility in men. Estrogen indirectly inhibits production of sperm...and these drugs can block that process.
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