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Cyclofenil
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Cyclofenil (INN, trade names Ondogyne, Sexovid, and others) is a selective estrogen receptor modulator. It was investigated as a possible treatment for scleroderma in the 1980s, but was found to be ineffective.Later study of its efficacy in treating Raynaud’s phenomenon in people with scleroderma also found no statistically significant benefit.
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