Re: again help/support needed...

[Guest guest]

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Four or five rounds of clomid did NOT work for me using clomid alone.

First round of clomid with IUI after discovering that I have cervical

issues WAS a success. If you are having issues that can't be helped

with clomid, then, no, clomid won't work for you. You Dr mus do other

testing to see #1 what the problem IS before deciding what route to go

to fix it. I saw one OB who just prescribed month after month of

clomid. Didn't do or suggest anything else. Well, guess what? I

changed dr's b/c this one wasn't as agressive as I needed him to be at

36 years old!

I was referred to an excellent fertility specialist, had blood work,

took clomid, had trigger injection to release the follicles, had IUI

and a positive preg test all in the first month of clomid WITH IUI.

If your Dr wont do any testing to see what your problem is, you need

to speak up and ask what does he think the problem is. (If he has

already done this, forgive me b/c I am moderator on several boards and

miss posts some times).

All the clomid in the world won't help if you can't get the sperm to

the egg!

Have you had a laparoscope? hysteroscopy? HSG? fertility blood

testing? D&C? (these are all things my first two OB's did at my

insistence b/c I was tired of taking clomid month after month).

I wish you the best.

Being a victim of secondary infertility myself, I can commiserate with

those of you who long for a baby but haven't been able to get pregnant

just yet. Month after month of seeing the basal body temp rising 24-48

hrs before your period starts (where it generally stays high if you

are pregnant) and also seeing the red streaks of blood on the tp just

broke my heart)

Hang in there and pray alot!

Sheila

[Guest guest]

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I just wanted to add a couple things. Clomid does not

work for everyone, however it usually takes 2-3 rounds to

know if anything is happening. Do you by any chance (or did

you) have insulin resistance or Type II diabetes? I have

PCOS and many women with that drug cannot conceive with the

Clomid alone, but when taken with Metformin/Glucosapage it

works most of the time. Is your doctor testing your

progesterone levels for ovulation at all? I ovulate on day

23, but most doctors I have seen give up on day 16 or 17.

Please do not lose faith that your day will come. Thank

goodness your insurance covers some infertility since most

do not. Injectibles are a pain, literally, but a friend of

mine has done them twice and conceived her first time with

both attempts! Make sure you talk to your doctor about

hyperstimulation, which happens a lot with injectibles, but

can also happen with Clomid. Not sure if your doctor told

you this either, but don't do more than 6 rounds of Clomid

because it up's your chances of cancer. That is why a lot

of doctors look to something else about 2-3 rounds in to it.

Anyway, I really hope I have been able to help you some

with info, but if nothing more, I will be praying your turn

is coming soon!!

a

[Guest guest]

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Clomid makes many women wired, wicked, frazzled, mean, grouchy and

freaked out, so look on the bright side........at least you know it's

working! lol

[Guest guest]

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Clomid worked fine for me. I took 100 mg, days 3-7.

My RE feels that this dose is the most effective and

that the lower dosage doesn't work well. What dosage

are you taking? Maybe you just need a higher dosage?

I took 100 mg, days 3-7 then had the sonogram on day

13 & also had an hcg trigger shot...

Lynne