 [ Symptoms ] what medicines are used to treat infertility in women [ Disease ] some common medicines used to treat infertility in women include clomiphene citrate clomid this medicine causes ovulation by acting on the pituitary gland it is often used in women who have polycystic ovarian syndrome pcos or other problems with ovulation this medicine is taken by mouth human menopausal gonadotropin or hmg repronex pergonal this medicine is often used for women who do not ovulate due to problems with their pituitary gland hmg acts directly on the ovaries to stimulate ovulation it is an injected medicine follicle stimulating hormone or fsh gonal f follistim fsh works much like hmg it causes the ovaries to begin the process of ovulation these medicines are usually injected gonadotropin releasing hormone gn rh analog these medicines are often used for women who do not ovulate regularly each month women who ovulate before the egg is ready can also use these medicines gn rh analogs act on the pituitary gland to change when the body ovulates these medicines are usually injected or given with a nasal spray metformin glucophage doctors use this medicine for women who have insulin resistance andor pcos this drug helps lower the high levels of male hormones in women with these conditions this helps the body to ovulate sometimes clomiphene citrate or fsh is combined with metformin this medicine is usually taken by mouth bromocriptine parlodel this medicine is used for women with ovulation problems due to high levels of prolactin prolactin is a hormone that causes milk production many fertility drugs increase a woman is chance of having twins triplets or other multiples women who are pregnant with multiple fetuses have more problems during pregnancy multiple fetuses have a high risk of being born too early prematurely premature babies are at a higher risk of health and developmental problems