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zannepunks

Someone on the TTCAL board said you've had some experience with Femara/Letrozole. Just wanted to hear your opinion/success with it. I was on Clomid when we got pregnant the first time, but my new doctor prescribed Femara instead, and I start it tomorrow. Thanks in advance!

MainLineEsbee

Hey Zannepunks

Yes, Femara/Letrozole helped me get pregnant. I tried several rounds of clomid first... had three follicles and then none... and none again and again. I am a bit of a clomid-hater, mostly due to the hot flashes and the lack of consistency it gave me.

After going on the pill briefly to "reset my cycle" and get a period, my doc prescribed 2.5 mg daily for cycle days (CD) 4-8. By CD 15, I had two small follicles growing on my L ovary and by CD 19, one of them became dominant (17x17mm) and I followed with a shot of Ovidrell on CD 21 (to pinpoint ovulation to a 36-hour window.)

CD 34 confirmed Beta of 264 = Pregnant with the present "BabyB."

I didn't really have any side effects with Femara/Letrozole... no hot flashes, no crazy mood swings... and my doc said it had less of a chance of causing multiples than clomid. I am a lean PCOS "cycster" with normal insulin-levels, thyroid, etc... I used to be overweight though, which I think had something to do with my development of PCOS in my youth.

Anyway, that's my story. Good Luck to you!!

zannepunks

Awesome. Thanks so much for getting back to me!