Re: ovaries (Dr. Montgomery)

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This is driving me crazy. I have a friend who just had a tube removed and we were discussing this very subject.

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>At Wed, 30 May 2001, Abby wrote:
>>
>>Do ovaries always alternate when releasing an egg? Due to a blocked
>>right tube, I will most likely only get pregnant on the left side. Does
>>this mean that I can only get pregnant every other month? Also, can
>>clomid cause one to ovulate on both sides? This is what I am hoping.
>
>Abby,
>Ovulation can take place alternatively, but can also occur consecutively
>from the same ovary. Clomid can stimulate eggs on both ovaries or more
>than one on the same ovary or one only. Further, just cause ovulation
>takes place on the side with the obstructed tube, that doesn't mean you
>can't get pregnant that cycle. I know a woman that only had a right
>ovary and a left tube and had 3 healthy pregnancies...
>Lynn
>
>--
>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>Missoula, Montana
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Rachael
EDD 9/7/01
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