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Re: Conceived with Glucophage--??
From: Julie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:04:54 -0600 (CST)
Everyone told me that I should take the Glucophage through the first
trimester also. I asked my doctor about it and he said that since my
hormone levels were so healthy, he didn't think that it was necessary. I
hope he is right about this. I will be devastated if I lose this baby.
At Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Penhead wrote:
>
>Congratulations!! I am so happy for you. My DH and I are TTC for baby
>#1. This is the first month I have ovulated and I just started the
>Glucophage a few months ago!
>
>I do have another question. I think I read somewhere on here that it is
>reccommended that you take the Glucophage through the 1st tri-mester to
>decrease the risk of miscarriage. I notice you said that you are no
>longer taking it. I am just wondering b/c hopefully we'll be pregnant
>soon!
>
>Again congratulations!!
>
>--
>Penhead
>
>>At Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Julie wrote:
>>>
>>>Great News! This is for all of you out there who are trying to conceive
>>>and are very frustrated. My husband and I have been TTC for over a
>>>year. I got very frustrated last week when the medication they gave me
>>>to induce a cycle didn't work. The last tests they did several months
>>>back showed that I was not ovulating at all. I had been on Glucophage
>>>since early summer 1500mg. I lost some weight, but noticed no
>>>difference in my cycles at all. I still was not having them. I called
>>>the doctor and asked where we go from here and they told me to do a
>>>pregnancy test just to see and then we would try another medication. I
>>>told my doctor that I was 99.9% sure that I was not pregnant but I would
>>>do the test if that is what they wanted. Much to my surprise, it was
>>>positive. Over the course of the weekend I did four more of them just
>>>to make sure - they were all positive. I am now 7 weeks pregnant and no
>>>longer taking Glucophage. I wanted to share my news with all of you who
>>>are as frustrated as I was. I know how hard it is. I thought I would
>>>never have a child. I can't tell you how many times I got down on
>>>myself thinking I was a failure. When I least expected it, it happened.
>>>My husband and I could not be more pleased. Please don't give up hope.
>>>I am proof positive that it works! My progesterone level without
>>>Glucophage was .2 barely even registering. With the Glucophage it was
>>>21.9. What a difference!
>>
>>--
>>Panacea
>>
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