thread: clomid then FSH in the one cycle?

  1. #1
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    Apr 2011
    251

    clomid then FSH in the one cycle?

    Hey everyone
    I am currently Day 22 in my cycle which i started with 50mg of clomid day 5-9 then 100mg day 14-18 and now FSH injections day 22 until friday.
    I am a little worried that i will have OHSS because i have been "loaded" up even though my estrogen levels had not changed while on clomid.

    Has any one else had a similar type of experience and been successful??

  2. #2
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    Apr 2011
    251

    i take it no one has done this before?

  3. #3
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    Mar 2011
    queensland
    696

    Not much advice but My FS was going to give me fsh injections this cycle if I wanted but I only took clomid 100mg day 2-6.

    I've opted not too as the clomid has worked in the past alone (didn't work this cycle but think that is from the m/c last cycle)

    Sorry can't help specifically

  4. #4
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    Apr 2011
    251

    was he going to do the FSH instead of the clomid?
    any one know of rates of FSH working compared to clomid?

  5. #5

    Jun 2010
    District Twelve
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    Glorious, I've spent literally hundreds of hours reading about assisted conception over the past couple of years and I haven't heard of this protocol anywhere That's not to say it's not legit, (i have no idea) but it's definitely not common.

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    Mar 2011
    queensland
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    I haven't done it before and wasn't really keen on it so we didn't go into it too much detail, but I think it was more of ok... Clomid hasn't fully worked (i havent ovulated yet and i think im day 16?) and with FSH we can boost the follicles into overdrive to release some eggs? (lol obviously not word for word what he said!)

    I *thought* it would have been done straight away so same cycle as the Clomid?

  7. #7
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    Apr 2011
    251

    Thank you nothing2lose. i must be a bit special

    well i guess i will see what the next step is, the injections havent been a breeze but i am not looking forward to the trigger shot(larger dose). is that a painful injection?
    I really think i am staring down the barrel of IVF now.. which is something i wanted to avoid.

  8. #8
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    May 2009
    Brisbane
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    My sister is currently doing something similar, but minus the second round of clomid. She took the clomid (50mg) at the start of the cycle as normal, but had absolutely zero response (all hormones were still baseline and ovaries were doing nothing) so her FS started her on FSH (37.5iu) on CD34. I'm still waiting to hear how her monitoring went yesterday (after a week of FSH).

    Did you take the second lot of clomid (ie CD14-18) because you didn't respond to the first lot at the beginning of the cycle? If your levels were still baseline it's possible to treat it as though you're still at the start of your cycle (rather than using provera or similar to induce AF before starting again).

  9. #9
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    Dec 2010
    588

    I never used clomid
    But my life for the last year was fsh, pregnel, overdril and trigger shots
    None of them hurt
    Occasionally for no particular reason the pregnel would sting a tiny bit but only briefly.

    I have no hormones so need to grow eggs and have ovulation induced. I also have Premature ovarian failure.
    DD2 was 43 days straight of fsh injections and pregnel every three days then pregnel trigger and two eggs conceived.
    This bubba was months and months of failed ovulation induction but first try IUI using fsh (gonal) and overdril

    Good luck, if you don't feel right get a new specialist.

  10. #10
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    Apr 2011
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    Juniper yes i did take the second lot of clomid. i have bloods tomorrow, I am hoping something is going on. on scan the other week my right ovary had 7-9 follicles and my left had 3.

    There is alot i dont feel right about our clinic BUT i will stay with them to get pregnant then that is all. I think i will have to have another chat with DH about doing IVF.

  11. #11
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    Apr 2011
    251

    FSH now up to 75u each injection. more bloods on monday, they wanted a scan but i declined as i dont think it will tell us anything if the bloods are not showing any change.

  12. #12
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    Apr 2011
    251

    finally on day 30 we have some changes on scan, waiting for blood results still.
    hope to have trigger shot over the weekend!!!!

  13. #13
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    May 2009
    Brisbane
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    Great news!

  14. #14
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    Apr 2011
    251

    trigger shot given today!!! 2 large follicles
    lots of DTD over the weekend... (although we are both working and opposite shifts too)
    fingers crossed, prayers and sticky vibes!!! then i get to join the TWW hopefully!!!!