WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2000: Re: Please help with results of clomid challenge

Re: Please help with results of clomid challenge

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 6 Oct 2000 01:12:10 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Veronica wrote: >
>I am 30 yrs. old, TTC 18 mos. My cycles are 23-27 days long and recent
>luteal phases have been as short as 8-9 days. My doctor had me do the
>clomid challenge (100 mg, days 5-9) and I just got back the reults. Day
>3 FSH was 5.6, estradiol was 54. Day 10 FSH was 5.3. I assume that the
>doc was looking for elevated FSH as an indication of poor egg quality,
>so I guess I should be glad that levels are low? But isn't day 10 way
>too low? Shouldn't it have doubled from day 3? What about the fact that
>it was a clomid cycle? Please give me any advice you can on this matter.
>(Thank you for this website)

Yes, you probably have good egg quality based on the low FSH. Your FSH should be increasing, indicating a possible non-ovulatory response to this does of clomid -- you should follow up with your doc or a reproductive endocrinologist.

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

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