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Serms

People mainly take Serms for sleep. Based on 5 first-hand reports and 41 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1623 of 4,149 overall.

20
User score
Mostly positive
40% positive0% mixed20% negative40% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 67% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
41
meta-analyses
30
RCTs
1,852
papers

What Serms does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

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What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2022 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Aromatase inhibitors (letrozole) for ovulation induction in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Conclusion: Letrozole appears to improve live birth rates and pregnancy rates in infertile women with anovulatory PCOS, compared to SERMs, when used for ovulation induction, followed by intercourse. There is high-certainty evidence that OHSS rates are similar with letrozole or SERMs. There was high-certainty evidence of no difference in miscarriage rate and multiple pregnancy rate. We are uncertain if letrozole increases live birth rates compared to LOD. In this update, we added good quality trials and removed trials with concerns over data validity, thereby upgrading the certainty of the evidence base.

PubMed 36165742 ↗
Calcif Tissue Int · 2023 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
The Clinical Effectiveness of Denosumab (Prolia®) for the Treatment of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women, Compared to Bisphosphonates, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERM), and Placebo: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Conclusion: Finally, denosumab was not associated with improvement in safety outcomes, compared to placebo. These findings should be interpreted with caution as some analyses suffered from statistical imprecision.

PubMed 37016189 ↗
Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2025 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Preoperative medical therapy before surgery for uterine fibroids

Conclusion: Pretreatment with gonadotropin-hormone-releasing analogues may reduce uterine and fibroid volume and probably increases preoperative haemoglobin levels, but probably also increases the number of adverse events. Blood transfusions and operation time during hysterectomy may be reduced, with fewer women experiencing postoperative morbidity. SPRMs, such as ulipristal acetate, seem to offer similar advantages: they probably reduce uterine volume and increase haemoglobin level before surgery, and may reduce fibroid volume and fibroid-related bleeding. However, replication of these studies is advised

PubMed 40183418 ↗
Arch Endocrinol Metab · 2025 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Clomiphene or enclomiphene citrate for the treatment of male hypogonadism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Conclusion: SERM therapy is associated with significantly improved levels of TT, LH, and FSH in hypogonadal men compared to placebo, and significantly enhanced levels of LH and FSH compared to T gel. The findings suggest that SERM therapy effectively increases TT levels in men with functional hypogonadism and should be considered as an alternative to T gel therapy.

PubMed 41066380 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

No doses stated in the reports so far.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

insomnia ×1

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

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