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Re: Clomid and other drugs that could cause multiple eggs to be released

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 07:27:04 -0500 (CDT)

At Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Hopeful wrote: >
>Is it true that Clomid is a drug used in infertility treatment , which
>results in a woman producing more than 1 egg and therefore leading to
>multiple kids ? I ask this because not only am I having problems
>concieving (I'll know on Friday if my 10-week-old baby stopped growing
>or is doing well) , but also having difficulty convincing hubby to have
>kids. Its not like he doesnt like children , in fact , he loves them ,
>but for some reason , he's reluctant to go for in kids himself , esp.
>now.
>
>I want to use Clomid , so that we can finish our family at one go . My
>questions are :
>
>(1) How many eggs is it possible for a woman on Clomid to release ? Will
>taking more of Clomid cause more eggs to get released ?
>
>(2) Will there be any side effects because of using Clomid (my doc says
>I might be having a "blighted" ovum inside me right now (not sure what
>it really means but I dont think its good news) ? Will using Clomid
>cause my ovums to get "blighted" -- or will my eggs be healthy ??
>
>(3) Copulating closer to ovulation day is said to create boys and
>copulating some days prior to ovulating causes girls ? Is there any
>scientific basis to this ? If there is , when does one copulate in order
>to ensure boy-girl twins ??
>
>Thanx for ur time ,
>
>--
>Hopeful
>

Well Hopeful, I think that this represents the greatest constellation of outrageous questions I have ever gotten in one post. First, I do not understand your first paragraph. On one hand you say that you are having trouble conceiving, yet you find out Friday if your ten week old baby is growing. I am assuming that you refer to a 10 week gestation. Either way, infertility does not seem to be your problem. Second, it sounds as though you and your signficant other are not on the same page. This is a team sport and everybody has to be in the game to play. Third, Clomid can cause multiple gestations in 1 out of 15-20 cycles it is used, but it is not appropriate at all to use this medication in order to try to have twins... Lynn 

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana


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