Re: Opinions on Clomid
From: Kimberly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Nov 29 19:29:19 2002
Hi Mindy -- Thanks for your response. I have no masses. I had a lap in
June, and luckily I have no endo on or near my repro organs. And I've
really been lucky this last month, having very little pain, except during my
period.
I'm kind of a difficult patient....I went through infertility treatments in
the early 90s and my marriage was destroyed. I kind of have a psychosis
against going through that again. I won't let my husband be tested, I won't
go for PCTs or ultrasounds. In my backward logic, I figure if I'm not
ovulating, all that is wasting my time and causing unnecessary stress and
anguish. It's a very emotional topic for me. And I did try to go to a
repro endo, but after one visit, I had kind of an anxiety attack in the
waiting room, and after that one appt, I decided it was not something I
could cope with emotionally.
So, I am kind of hoping the clomid will jumpstart my ovulation and give me
just a fair shot at naturally conceiving in the next year. If not, I plan
to give up and am working on being okay with that. But I do thank God every
day for my beautiful daughter....she was quite the surprise after my
marriage fell apart for infertility and I turned up pregnant....the timing
couldn't have been worse! LOL!!
Thanks again for your message,
Kim
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Mindy" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ENDO" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: Opinions on Clomid
> 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:
> >
> >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 Septembe!
> r 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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