WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 1998: Re: FSH testing

Re: FSH testing

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 2 Apr 1998 20:39:22 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 2 Apr 1998, Sheryl wrote: >
>I m/c 7 weeks ago. My HCG levels are continuing to go down. Brief
>history: I have been on Clomid 50mgs days 5-9. I started taking it in
>Jan 97. Dec I was diagnosed with minimal endometrious, which was
>corrected at time of surgery. Now my Dr. wants to check my FSH on day
>3. Put me on 100mgs. Clomid. (which is double my normal dose) And
>then check FSH again on day 10. What is this for? Is it a possible
>cause for m/c or possilble infertility problem?

FSH testing is usually used to predict sucess in ovulation induction -- if the FSH is high, it is less likely that you will ovulate.

I'm not sure why your doc wants to increase Clomid dose if you are ovulating on 50mg, or why he/she wants to rtepeat the FSH on day 10. The FSH shouldn't have anything ot do with miscarriage. Was this your first miscarriage?

I suggest you see a reproductive endocrinologist for a second opinion.

--
Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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