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ArticleCureus2024

Clomiphene-Induced Portal Vein Thrombosis and Superior Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis.

Ayesha Fatima, Liam Joseph Fernyhough, Abdul Moqeeth Mohammed, Vajeeha Haider, Asma Eltahir

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Ayesha FatimaFamily Medicine, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Liam Joseph FernyhoughHematology and Medical Oncology, Weil Cornell Medical College, Doha, QAT.
Abdul Moqeeth MohammedFamily Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Vajeeha HaiderInternal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Asma EltahirPharmacy, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clomiphene citrate is a selective estrogen receptor modulator commonly used off-label for male infertility despite being approved only for female infertility. Clomiphene is generally safe, and serious adverse effects such as venous thrombosis are rarely reported. This report presents the case of a 32-year-old man who developed portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and superior mesenteric venous thrombosis (SMVT) following three months of clomiphene therapy for infertility. The patient presented with severe abdominal pain and was found to have acute thrombosis on CT imaging. No other underlying hypercoagulable condition was present, and clomiphene was identified as a possible provoking factor for the thrombosis. The patient was successfully treated with anticoagulation therapy and was discharged on dabigatran for six months, with follow-up imaging planned. This is the first reported case linking clomiphene use to PVT and SMVT. Further studies are necessary to better understand the degree of risk and mechanisms underlying clomiphene-induced thrombosis.

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clomiphene-induced thrombosismale infertility treatmentportal vein thrombosis (pvt)risk factors for thrombosissuperior mesenteric vein thrombosis

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PMID39483570
PMCPMC11526769

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