Fertility treatment with clomiphene citrate and childhood epilepsy: a nationwide cohort study

STUDY QUESTION Is fertility treatment with clomiphene citrate associated with an increased risk of childhood epilepsy, including specific subtypes of epilepsy? SUMMARY ANSWER Fertility treatment with clomiphene citrate may be associated with a small increased risk of idiopathic generalized epilepsy and focal epilepsy in childhood. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Clomiphene citrate is among the most commonly prescribed drugs for fertility treatment....