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Re: Obesity, infertility, and clomid
From: Ang (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 16:34:36 -0500 (CDT)
Lynne,
hi this is Ang.
this is a decision i am afraid you will have to make and that you need
to feel comfortable with you decision. Just do what ever you feel is
right and you will be fine. ok sorry i couldn't help ya good luck
Ang
At Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Tonya wrote:
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>I am 33 years old and weigh 375 lbs. I am in excellent health with a
>normal blood pressure. I have taken synthroid for low thyroid for
>several years and my dosage has been steadily increasing through the
>years. My TSH was recently tested and was high 10.5 and I go back in
>for another test in 2 weeks to see if it is still at the level, if so,
>my dosage will be increased. I have an extremely irregular menstrual
>cycle going for sometimes up to 6 months without ovulating. Recently
>it's been 40-69 days between cycles. I have a 5 year old daughter and I
>weighed 280 when I became pregnant with her. I gained 20 pounds during
>my pregnancy and had no gest. diabetes or pre-eclampsia or any other
>difficulties. I realize that my obesity is interfering with my
>menstrual cycle and that losing weight will probably regulate it. My
>metabolism is very slow and I have great difficulty in losing weight. My
>husband is almost 39 and we are anxious to have more children. It would
>probably take me over a year to lose enough weight to regulate my cycle
>and time is of the essence. My question then is, keeping in mind that
>losing weight is the most desirable option, would Clomid be a viable
>option for me? My husband is a 4th year medical student and recently
>read me statistics that the risk of twins with Clomid is a low 7% and
>even lower for more multiple births. Please advise, as I am anxious for
>more children.
>
>--
>Lynne
>
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