Letrozole for ectopic pregnancy treatment
Treatments studied
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial tests whether letrozole (a hormone-blocking pill) can treat an ectopic pregnancy safely and effectively, allowing you to keep your ability to have children. It is an alternative to methotrexate, and you'll be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have been diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the womb) and want to preserve your ability to have children in the future.
- Your pregnancy hormone (hCG) level is 3000 mIU/mL or less, and the ultrasound shows the pregnancy is in a fallopian tube, is not actively growing, and is smaller than 3.5 cm.
- You have no major pain (less than 6 on a 0–10 pain scale) and are in stable health.
- You have not already had a big drop in hCG levels (more than 50% in 2 days), and you don't have certain liver or kidney problems, low blood counts, or an allergy to methotrexate or letrozole.
Quick eligibility check
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