Hi guys,

I am not sure what section to put this in, so have put in both the AC thread and a miscarriage thread. Mods, please move/delete if in the wrong place.

I am not sure if anyone here can help me, but I would love to hear from anyone who has been given clomid to help a possible luteal phase defect and/or to prevent a miscarriage.

My history is falling pg easily, but then losing my pregnancies, quite early on. The first was a missed m/c that was discovered at 8.5wks, but the baby had stopped growing at 7 wks. The second was very early at 5.3wks, but I knew my HCG level was dropping from when I was 4.6wks.

My specialist has done almost all the repeat loss tests, and everything has come back normal. All that hasn't been done is an endometrial biopsy for possible elevated levels of natural killer cells, but he seems certain this is not the problem, and in any event, is a v controversial area.

The only abnormal thing is that my cycles, ever since coming off the pill 18 mths ago, have been erratic. I went from having perfect 28 day cycles before the pill, to waiting 4 months just to get my cycle back after the pill, and ever since then my cycles have been long (from 32 to 52 days), but have lately stabilised to about 32 to 37 days. I also O late in my cycle, anywhere from CD20 to 26, and I have identified an LP of only 11 days on at least 2 cycles. I do not have PCOS, and no reason can be found for these cycles. I have just had cycle monitoring.

My specialist has now decided that I have a slight O dysfunction, so has prescribed clomid. My understanding is that this should hopefully bring O forward and help by boosting all my hormones so that a better egg is released, and should also hopefully help with my short LP, and therefore result in that ever elusive baby!

I would love to hear anyone's experiences on clomid, and reasons for it to be prescribed. I started my first tablet last night (50mg) and feel fine so far, but I am a little worried about the potential side-effects!

Does this sound like a good solution to the problem? How did you find taking clomid? Has anyone had a cycle cancelled due to too many follies and what is the chance of this? Did you have success with clomid?

Sorry for so many questions - I am just keen to find out as much as I can and my specialist, although good, always seems too rushed for questions.

TIA,

Bun xx