WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2000: Re: Confused about treatment and symptoms.

Re: Confused about treatment and symptoms.

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:31:10 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Vielka wrote: >
>I am a 33 yr old latina female. I have a 1st child, a son 12 yrs old. I
>later had a miscarraige of natural conception in Mar 97. I was examined
>for infertility as was my husband (many blood/urine tests and fluid
>inserted into the cervix viewed by x-ray machine on myself and a sperm
>count for my husband). None showed any reason to indicate infertility.
>I was given 25mg Clomid twice a day for 5 days and became pregnant the
>1st month. I now have a health 22 month old daughter. I didn't
>menstruate for 3 months, then began having steadily increasing bleeding
>that increased to 20 days in length. We still want to have another baby
>so we went to an OB/GYN doctor who prescribed progesterone to help
>control the heavy bleeding. This worked fairly quickly (2-3 months) but
>had severe side affects of sudden loss of energy and near loss of
>conciousness. After assuring that our intent was to try and become
>pregnant our doctor then prescribed the 25mg Clomid treatment for 5 days
>again for 1 month. After 3 months still no pregnancy, and my bleeding
>remained constant at 5-6 days each time. The doctor then increased the
>medication to 50mg twice a day for a second 5 day period. This time I
>had only a spotting the 1st day and then 2 days of bleeding, then it
>stopped suddenly. I have had some clear discharge for a couple days
>that ended. I had nausea at the same time my husband & daughter were
>both suffering from the stomach flu. I dismissed it thinking I might
>have it also but continue to have nausea to some degree every day. Could
>this be pregnancy, Clomid induced irregular bleeding, or some other
>problem?

You need to take a pregnancy test. If it is positive, great. If it is not, I think you need to back up a bit, reconsider where you are in consultation with your doctor, and possibly consider seeing a infertility specialist.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN

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