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Re: More Questions

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 13:30:34 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Rena wrote: >
>I finally made an appointment to see my ob/gyn about my irregular
>cycles. I have been keeping my BBT charts for 15 months, since I got
>married, just because I knew I would need them one day. My husband and
>I have been unable to concieve this whole time. My BBT charts show no
>indication of ovulation. I can't afford infertility treatment because
>of insurance issues. But is there anything he can give me to make my
>periods regular, that won't interfere with ttc and won't cost me a
>fortune? I know my insurance company said that they would not pay for
>any infertility testing or clomid if that was prescribed for infertilty.
>But they said if my ob/gyn would prescribe it to regulate my cycles,
>they would cover just the prescription. Can he do that? Prescribe
>clomid to regulate my cycles from looking at non-ovulatory BBT's and
>knowing my irregular cycles?

Clomid is a pretty expensive, high side-effect way to regulate cycles, but it could work for cycle regulation. Before you start taking it however, you are going to have to have some basic infertility lab work, most especially a semen analysis. An alternative would be periodic progesterone therapy, once a month or every other month for 10 days to trigger a period. This would not help you conceive, but it is not likely to interfere either. It is also cheap and reliable.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation with, and examination by, a qualified medical professional.

Due to time and energy constraints, I will be unable to answer any personal e-mails. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

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