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Re: What exactly is a clomid challenge?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 08:21:41 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 17 Oct 2000, GS wrote: >
>What is a doctor looking for when they do a clomid challenge? I've
>conceived twice recently, once on 50 mg clomid, the other time on my
>own. Unfortunately, both pregnancies ended in very early miscarriages.
>My doctor is looking at immune system & chromosomal problems, but she is
>also doing a "clomid challenge". She had me come in on Day 3 for
>bloodwork (FSH was 4, estradiol was 19, take 100 mg clomid days 5-9, and
>repeated the bloodwork on Day 10. I haven't gotten the Day 10 results
>yet and I'm a little anxious about it. Usually the nurse will call with
>the results. This time, I called their office after not hearing from
>them for several days. They told me that I need to wait for the doctor
>to talk to me. What exactly would she be looking for?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.

The test is used as an assay of FSH response. If the FSH on Day 10 is abnormally high, this correlates with a significant prospect for failure to achieve pregnancy. I am not sure why this is necessary with you as you have twice previously conceived on Clomid.

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