Clomid users come in

mandy6418

Im sure these questions have been asked a zillion times but im gonna ask them again anyways.

I called my OB today about my cycles because im just not satisfied with the "lazy ovaries" answer. I told her that I wanted to try another route. I asked about clomid. She said I'lll have to go in for blood work tomorrow before she can give it to me, which is fine. She also said something about if I happen to ovulate on the weekends beacuse they aren't open to do an ultrasound.

So my questions are: What blood work should I except tomorrow? And why do they need to do an u/s when I ovulate?

Thanks girls!

tlcW0714

Ive never take blood work specifically for clomid.  They will give you an u/s around cd 12 or 13 to see if you are going to ovulate, checking your follicles and such.  They can also bring you in around cd 21 to see if you did ovulate.  They're just checking to see if the medicine is doing its job.  If you do ovulate on a weekend are they going to let you go to the hospital and get  your u/s there?

Kira98

I'm not sure what type of b/w your doctor wants to do before giving you Clomid.  I had CD3 testing done as part of a basic IF workup (tests for FSH, LH, estradiol) but I don't think this was related to Clomid use.

They probably want to do u/s to do a follicle check--make sure your ovaries are being properly stimulated by the Clomid.  If not, they may want to up your dose.  They also want to make sure you are not overstimulated so you don't get pregnant with high order multiples.  GL!

ashleyrsotomayor

This is my first cycle on Clomid, and the only bloodwork they did was for PCOS and a progesterone test. Nothing specifically for Clomid. Also, she is not monitoring my Clomid use through u/s, but she will do a 7dpo progesterone test.

mandy6418

Thanks girls!! This helps a lot! Hopefully things will start to turn around for me!

ae1112

I know I had bloodwork done before Clomid but now I can't remember what it was for.  Sorry for the lack of help there.  But my specialist does an ultrasound to check for follies and time further treatment for the cycle.