Clomid is one of the most popular methods of fertility assistance women use. But Clomid has allegedly been causing birth defects, particularly skull and heart defects.

Clomid (Serophene) works by stimulating egg production and ovulation in women, which will ultimately enhance the woman’s chances of getting pregnant. It was approved by the FDA in 1967 as a fertility assistance option.

Experts explain that the risk of Clomid birth defects stems from unsupervised, at-home use of the drug. The FDA has labeled Clomid as dangerous drug to use during pregnancy.

The reason it is vital that women get a prescription for Clomid is because doctors can give them a strict dosing schedule and instructions in case they miss a dose. Women should only try to become pregnant once Clomid is completely out of their system.

Experts explain that Clomid is a highly dangerous drug to interact with the fetus, because the drug stops the growth of forming blood vessels and other vital growth stages.

Overview of Clomid Birth Defects

Women often resort to buying Clomid online because they cannot afford fertility treatment or even a prescription Clomid. This leads experts to believe that the risk for Clomid birth defects is far higher than currently believed, since numerous adverse events are likely going unreported.

One recent study estimated the risk of Clomid birth defects to increase as much as 300 percent when using the drug without medical supervision. This study was conducted in 2012 and was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The study analyzed data gathered from 1986 to 2002 from clinics across Southern Australia, consisting of 300,000 infants and 18,000 birth defects. The researchers found that an 8.3 percent overall risk existed in women who used fertility treatments to get pregnancy, compared to the 5.8 percent risk of birth defects in normally conceived pregnancies.

However, the study found that there was a three-fold risk of birth defects in women who used Clomid if they were using it without a prescription.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, which was one of the largest studies conducted for this purpose, and found similar results. The study specifically analyzed women who used Clomid to get pregnant, and compared them to women who did not.

The results suggested that women who used Clomid were exposing their unborn infants to high risks of cardiac complications and skull deformations.

For generations, women have been using Clomid under the assumption it was a perfectly safe way to become pregnant. Instead, many have reportedly had children with birth defects and have had to contend with lifelong complications. Many of these women have filed Clomid lawsuits against manufacturing companies for failing to warn them against the possibility of birth defects.