Hiya. Anyone else around in here? I just picked up my first script for Clomid. I will be taking 100mg from day 3-7, then have an u/s on day 10. Depending on what's found, I will inject myself with Ovidrel, then have timed sex. I'm hoping like hell this helps us get a healthy, live baby. My ovarian reserve is stuffed, so I may not respond to the drugs. I do ovulate on my own, but we're kind of assuming the eggs are at the end of their life.
I'm hoping the side effects aren't too bad but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. Just waiting for AF to show up which should be today or tomorrow.
Not in here at the moment, but I have been in here before as used Clomid to help fall pregnant with both of my children. I may however be back in here in the next fews months as my GP is sending me back to my ob/gyn as she thinks I may be going through premature menopause based on the results of some blood tests she did before I went back on the pill. My son is only 5 months so I was a bit shocked hearing this and I have no other symptoms of menopause except for not getting my cycle back, but I just thought that was from PCOS which I was diagnosed with in 2008. She is getting the blood tests repeated and I am also having an ultrasound before my appoint with the gyno of Oct5th.
I was planning on going back on the pill and waiting a few years before TTC again but with this news, if it turns out my times running out, then we will prob TTC very soon, and as I needed clomid before I am assuming I will need it again.
Can I ask how you know your ovarian reserve is "stuffed" and does your doc think the clomid will help with the egg quality since you are assuming your eggs are at the end of their life?
I found the side effects not too bad. I was on 50mgs and experienced a few hot flushes and headaches but nothing too awful and then when I took it when TTC my son I suspect I had mild OHSS as I was incredibly bloated and in pain.
Hi Razzberry. I know my ovarian reserve is stuffed because my AMH=1, and FS and LH are high. It's all very depressing. Ironically, we got pregnant again the same cycle we found out about the AMH results, but that ended in a chemical. In one way, I'm thankful that, if there was something wrong, we lost it early. I'm still hoping for a healthy bean one day.
The Clomid wont help with quality, but may give ovulation a boost. I'm taking a bunch of other things to help with quality, including Vit D, coq10, melatonin and my normal round of pills. I'm 38 and have been through a huge amount of stress in the last few years. I'm not surprised my eggs are old. It's just depressing dealing with possible infertility on top of everything else we've been through.
How many cycles did it take you to conceive your children?
BAL - my understanding is that Clomid helps follicles grow. So rather than small follicles, you're more likely to have a larger one. It doesn't actually affect the quality of the egg inside, it just helps them mature.
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