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Re: Clomid, pregnancy, and confused by dr.s! HelpFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netSun, 12 May 2002 21:27:06 -0500 (CDT)
>> >Hi Melissa, > >Basal (sp) body temperature (BBT) is a very simple, cost effective method to monitor ovulation and also gives some additional info on luteal function and you are able to diagnose a pgy without doing any tests. Therre are two problems with it: the pateint has to measure it rigorously and the doctor has to evaluate it. Now most drs hate to do this (or don't have the necessary knowledge), therefore they fail to instruct their patients on BBT charts. In MHO it is a very good method. >For your info > >Sam Thank you for the information. THat is how my mom did it when she was on Clomid with me. SHe charteda graph with her temps that the Dr. had to look at. After my second dose of Clomid I have been counting the days since my last cycle. How long should I wait before I try a pregnancy test? It's been 32 days and the last month my cycle was 37 days. If I make it past 37 days should I test? I went in for a full physical including a pap smear and a breast exam on Monday. The nurse who did the exam said she saw mucus and recommended I have intercourse with my husband immediately after the exam. Unfortunately she also found a lump in my breast which later turned out to be nothing but scared the heck out of me and I was unable to follow her advice. I am now producing a thick discharge I have never seen before and was wondering if this was a possible side effect of the Clomid or just evidence that I am not pregnant. Or if it means nothing at all. I am getting very angry with my previous doctor who seems to have given me such poor information. Even though I had read some books I trusted her above all. She told me that she could only prescribe Clomid for 6 months because it had been shown to increase the chances of ovarian cancer if taken longer than that and she told me I had a very short window for it to work since the initial dosage for my size (I am not huge but said it was a dose for someone of about 80 pounds)would be way too low to have any effect. She told me if it did work than it wouldn't be until the third month but most likely not even until the 4th month. She further advised that women with PCOS had a resistance to Clomid and for other women Clomid had about a 75% chance of working but with my PCOS it was reduced to about 25%. She never advised me about an increased risk of miscarriage. She never told me anything about any side effects other than I may be moody and more irratable which my husbands respnse to that was, so no change. So now I am wondering how much of the info she gave me was right and how mcuh was wrong. Thanks for all your help.
-- Melissa
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