Re: Opinions on Clomid
From: Mindy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Nov 29 18:39:42 2002
I have taken it twice and both times it has caused me pain. It is an
anti estrogen and what it does is it tricks your body into thinking it
has no estrogen. SoO the body produces a surge of it. Estrogen is what
endo likes!
I would never take clomid without the supervision of a reproductive
specialist who will monitor your egg production and even induce
ovulation for you....then timed intercourse will happen. Did he do an
ultra sound to make sure you don't have any masses on your ovaries? That
is very important.....
Hope this helps!
Mindy :-)
At Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Kimberly wrote:
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>Hi everyone. I've been fighting a sinus infection for a couple of weeks, and the antibiotic has caused a vaginal infection. So I went to my obgyn/surgeon yesterday for relief. In the consult after exam, I asked if the prescribed Metrogel or the infection itself would/could hinder fertility if I happened to ovulate by some miracle this cycle. He said most likely not, and then we revisited the fact that I'm not ovulating. He wrote me a prescription for Clomid for next cycle, 5 days worth, and gave me instructions. He told me that there is a risk it will aggravate the endo. He doesn't think the possible effects would be longterm, but perhaps something that would affect me for a couple of months. He also said this isn't something he wants to try month after month. I have very sporadic endo pain now. I have never had any endometriomas or other ovary-related problems. I have one child, so I know that I have ovulated in the past. But I've been using OPKs since September with no LH detection.
>
>I would like to know if any of you tried Clomid, how it affected your endo and for how long, and did you get pregnant? I'm not looking for dr bashing and opinions on whether or not his recommendation is sound, but rather your personal experiences with this drug.
>
>I really appreciate it,
>Kim
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