Re: PCOS and Clomid- Melody

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I do not think taking clomid alone is enough to get your progesterone

levels up to where they need to be to sustain a pregnancy. This

coould be the reason you miscarried in the first place. You should

talk to the doctor about getting on progesterone in order to concieve

and staying on it through out the first trimester. I think this would

be most beneficial to you. As far as clomid causing multiples from

what my doctor told me is that yes there is a higher chance for twins

but low like 5% more and triplets is only like 2% more so I wouldn't

worry about that too much. Are you seeing a fertility specialist or

just a regular OB/Gyn? I would definately see a specialist if

possible and he/she could thouruoghly answer all of the questions for

you. Good Luck TTC soon! - Diane

> I had a Dr. or two tell me (pre-surgery) that it would be very

difficult if

> not impossible for me to conceive because I had either PCOS,

endometriosis or

> both. I always had had problems with my periods...VERY painful and

VERY

> irregular (if I got 3 or 4 periods a year, that was a lot). Once I

had my WLS

> my cycles were like clockwork. Yet, since I wasn't getting any

younger and

> since I knew I knew my gynecological history was not the greatest

and I knew

> Mark and I wanted a child some day, I had my OB/GYN do a

laparoscopy on me to

> see what my reproductive system looked like. I thought for sure

he'd tell me

> that I had tons of endo and would never be able to have kids. On

the

> contrary, when I came to after my surgery, he said that he saw a

couple of SMALL

> areas that had endo, so he took those out, but even if those would

have stayed

> there would be no reason that I couldn't get pregnant. I felt

really hopeful.

> (NOTE: the laparoscopy was done on 4.1.03.) When I went in

early March

> for my regular yearly appt with my OB/GYN, he wanted to check my

progesterone

> levels since I had been given the " green light " from my WLS

surgeon to go

> ahead and start a family. My level was only 1.8 when it needed to

be at least a

> 10! My doc put me on Clomid. I took one cycle of Clomid in March

and we

> didn't get pregnant. Since my hubby had hip replacement surgery

in early April,

> there was no reason to take the Clomid in April or May and we

decided to

> actually wait until July. Well, the end of June, with no help

from Clomid, we

> got pregnant!!! I was SOOOOOOO surprised. I think though, in

light of my

> recent miscarriage at about 5 weeks pregnant, I will start the

Clomid with my

> next cycle. Maybe that'll boost my progesterone levels enough to

sustain the

> baby?? Does anyone know anything about that.

>

> Anyway...just my two cents and my experience with Clomid. Oh...I

found out

> some interesting information from my mother-in-law yesterday, which

is kind

> of why I'll be freaking out to conceive while taking Clomid. I

already knew

> that twins ran on both Mark's parents' sides of the family.

Yesterday I found

> out that both his Mom and his Dad also have TRIPLETS on their

sides of the

> family. HOLY HANNAH!!! Now I know that multiples have nothing to

do with the

> father, but they run on the mother's side, but this is just a

little

> spooky!!! Multiples have to start somewhere, right?? And between

that, the Clomid

> and my AMA (Advanced Maternal Age...I'll be 37 in Sept and the

older you are

> when you conceive, the greater your chances for multiples), I'm

freaking

> out!!! Twins I could handle. TRIPLETS though?? Oh my

goodness!!! LOL

>

> Have a great day!

> Love and peace...

> Melody

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