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Re: Clomid and Follicle question for doctors, please!

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 11 Nov 2000 00:29:43 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Lisa wrote: >
>Here is my story in a nutshell, although it is still long.
>I am 35 and have been ttc for over a year. I recently started to see an
>RE. I had an HSG, all normal, then I had an estrogen test and it was
>abnormal...though I don't know which way it went. I had a u/s and it
>showed an ovarian cyst on one side. The cyst was watched and it got
>bigger, but dh and I hadn't had intercourse in several weeks, so I knew
>I wasn't pg.(Not at all since my last period).
>
>I had the cyst aspirated on day 25 of my cycle. I began Clomid 100 mg.
>the same day. My RE's nurse told me "Your ovaries don't really know
>what day it is, and are showing no activity, so you are to start the
>Clomid today". I finished my 5 days last Saturday. Yesterday, day 34
>of my cycle, I had a repeat u/s which showed 6 follicles, which my RE
>said was very good. My RE took a sample of my cm and showed it to me on
>a slide. It was white and creamy looking. He said I had either just
>ovulated or was about to. I am to go back on Tuesday for a progesterone
>test. I was told that intercourse was recommended whenever we want to.
>
>Does this sound like a normal progression? I wrote earlier and a doctor
>replied that it all sounded unusual. Please help me here!

the timing of the clomid seems a bit unusual, but I'm not an RE. It would be helpful to know the size of the follicles

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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