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Re: Previous Ectopic Pregnancy and now Clomid

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 6 Jul 2000 21:45:19 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Lisa wrote: >
>At the end of 1998 I suffered an ectopic pregnancy which resulted in me
>losing a tube. I have had one previous pregnancy - my little boy is now
>3.5 years old. I have had no problems conceiving in the past - my
>little boy took two months and as for the ectopic pregnancy, I could
>tell you what night I conceived! I have been trying to get pregnant now
>for 15th months but with no success. I have seen a Consultant who now
>suspects I am not ovulating (my cycle can run from 31 to 42 days) and
>the blood tests I have had done show low blood hormone levels. I have
>been prescribed Clomid which I am due to start on my next cycle - what I
>would like to know is, what is the success rate of a pregnancy taking
>Clomid where I only have one tube?
>
>Thanks

Clomid just induces ovulation so it wouldn't have any effect on the tubes. If it works and induces ovulation the success rate would be the same as in any natural ovulatory cycle.

RDB

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