Re: garding provera, chlomid, and intercourse
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:43:31 -0500 (CDT)
If you don't want to become pregnant use protection.Your Dr. is right,
there are no proofs thet provera may harm your pregnancy but stop using
it if you become preg..Intercourse is better every day. Men reproduces
sperm. every 48 to 72 hours.
At Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Kay wrote:
>
>My husband and I are trying to conceive. I charted my temperature on a
>basal temperature chart and my doctor says that it seems as though I'm
>not ovulating and has therefore prescribed me chlomid. I also have very
>irregular periods- sometimes 3-6 months between them if they're not
>regulated by oral contraceptives, so I'm also taking provera to initiate
>my period each month before I begin chlomid. So far I've taken the
>provera for two cycles- 10 days each at 10 mg.. I'm getting mixed
>information from my doctor's office. I was never told to abstain or use
>protection while taking provera and a nurse told me that I should
>because it can damage the lining of my uterus. My Dr., however, says
>there's no need to - the only reason to do so would be to be better able
>to track the time of conception. My concern is becoming pregnant while
>on Provera because it's purpose is to bring about my period. My Dr.
>assures me there's no research that shows Provera causes a pregnancy to
>be aborted. Is it okay to have intercourse or to become pregnant while
>I'm taking Provera? Are there any other risks associated with provera
>or chlomid that I should know about? Also, I'm hearing different things
>from different Dr.'s regarding when and how often my husband should have
>intercourse. First, I was told that on Day 11 of my cycle I should
>begin an ovulation predictor kit and if it's positive then the next
>24-72 hours is when we should be having intercourse. Another Dr. told
>me that my husband and I should be having intercourse every other day so
>there's always sperm present in case I do ovulate. Yet another source
>told me that it should be every other day, but not necessarily for that
>reason- but instead to assure the sperm is fresh. Can you clarify all
>this for me?
>
>I appreciate your help in answering my questions.
--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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