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Is Clomid 50mg usually the first thing doctors give you after you try for a few months? I am 39 and have been trying only for 2 months but doc said to try Clomid this cycle, given my age. WWYD?
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11.20.09, 05:52 AM [ Flag ]
- After having taken Clomid for six cycles I read that more and more literature suggestst that Clomid fixes certain things -- e.g., if you are not ovulating or if have pcos -- but doesn't do much for unexplained infertility. Yet it has become standard 'first line of defense'. If I was you (and I was) I would waste no time, find out what the underlying problem is (if you can) and use the most direct means to address it.
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  11.20.09, 06:06 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - it's only been 2 months - what problem?
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    11.20.09, 08:40 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Agreeing with the post above, though I'm not BTDT, it seems that more and more ob/gyns are leaping to try it before doing a real assessment of the fertility issues. Via friends who have gone that route, I'd encourage you to really read up on it because while it can fix certain specific problems it can also create other obstacles (lessen cervical fluid, etc.). I'm almost 39, so I know the sense of urgency, but two months of trying also really isn't that long. Are you doing all the "cycle tracking" you can (temp, OPKs, cervical fluid, etc.)?
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  11.20.09, 06:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I hope you are seeing a fertility doctor and not a regular ob/gyn. If you are seeing a RE (fertility) clomid and IUI would be the first step. If that doesn't work, they could introduce injectables to help you produce more eggs (with iui). If that doesn't work, given your age, I would go straight to IVF and not waste time. Good luck.
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  11.20.09, 06:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- op: I have an appointment with an RE for next month but obgyn prescrbied Clomid and I am wondering I should use it this cycle while I am waiting to see RE. Thanks for all your responses.
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  11.20.09, 06:38 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I used Clomid 50mg only 1 time and became pregnant with my son. My OB suggested we try 3 cycles before being referred to fertility doctor. I also highly recommend using ovalation kit. Good luck
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  11.20.09, 06:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- BTDT - also 39 when we started trying, after 6 mos, OB then RE tried us on 3 rounds of 100mg Clomid/IUI without success. First IVF cycle = 1 DC, 2nd IVF cycle = 2 DCs. I would agree with previous posters that I wouldn't waste a lot of time on Clomid, particularily if your infertility is unexplained but after only 2 mos, you probably don't even know if an issue exists. Glad you are going to an RE for a full work-up so you'll know how best to proceed. In the meantime tho, I don't see the harm in doing Clomid. Good luck!
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  11.20.09, 07:27 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- After having unexplained infertility for FOUR years, I determined on my own that I had a short luteal phase. I had no idea Clomid would be helpful for this (because I was ovulating each month like clockwork), but after doing my own research on medical websites, I discovered that Clomid was known to help with this. I went to my OB, took 1 round of Clomid, and got pregnant. I have another friend who got pregnant after her second round, and then lots of others for whom Clomid was the "gateway drug" to IUI, IVF, etc. So you never know.
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  11.20.09, 07:42 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]