Originally Posted by austinite
Nolva boosts the effects of clomid because it puts clomid into "competition" mode where they both fight for a receptor to bind to. This competitiveness will ONLY happen with the presence of BOTH compounds and will inevitably resolve the issue of excess estrogen in the Hypothalamus, so that GnRH is released properly and the pituitary responds by releasing gonadotropins. This will trigger both LH and FSH to crank UP, as the high estrogen in this cluster is suppressive.
Can you recover with just one, yes. Possible. But chances are much better with both.