being monitored while taking clomid????????????

BJShirley · August 2010

Ok my story, Got off bc last november only have had three cycles since then, 59 days apart sometimes wouldnt get them at all and my ob says I dont ovulate. This is my first month of clomid took provera to make cycle start then started clomid on days 3-7. My ob says no other problems besides no ovulation. She gave me three months provera and three months clomid. She said if neg preg test on day 35 to start cycle over again. I did ovulate this month for the first time ever I think, never have experienced anything like it before, but I did opk from cd10 all the way up till now and got positive on cd 17 and I am on cd 20 and its still positive. we bd every other day starting with cd12 and then everyday during positive opk. Is this correct do I have it down, and is it normal for my ob to just let me take it without being monitored. I was thinking bc there was no other problems that maybe that was the reason but on here i am getting the hint that I still should be.

BetchySprout · August 2010

Please tell me that you are making this up. Please be MUD. Please.

Oh and if you aren't, get a new doctor like, YESTERDAY.

ETA: Are you actually charting and SURE you don't ovulate? Did your doctor do a single test? Some people just have long cycles.

ETweet · August 2010

YIKES! You should absolutely be monitored, and monitored very closely while on Clomid. Oh honey, I would get a new OB/GYN asap. Clomid is pretty powerful and can have some very scary and severe complications that could severely affect your ability to get KU in the future.

ManiacMcGee · August 2010

Is this like your third post regarding clomid? I mean really. Heather gave you good advice the first time.

Go back and read it.

BJShirley · August 2010

no I am serious, at what day of your cycle taking clomid should you be checked i am at cd 20 is it too late what should i do.

BJShirley · August 2010

If you dont have advice then dont post or read. The more I read on here the more I learn and have questions, If i wouldnt have stumbled across this then I wouldnt even know about this so if you dont have advice mind your own buisness!

BetchySprout · August 2010

JBShirley:
no I am serious, at what day of your cycle taking clomid should you be checked i am at cd 20 is it too late what should i do.

I am pretty sure the first test that should be done on you is around -45 days from that.

ManiacMcGee · August 2010

JBShirley:
If you dont have advice then dont post or read. The more I read on here the more I learn and have questions, If i wouldnt have stumbled across this then I wouldnt even know about this so if you dont have advice mind your own buisness!

We all gave you good advice. No need to get butthurt about it.

leathersmel4 · August 2010

I couldn't even get through the OP.

ali1007 · August 2010

I don't know much about Clomid, but I would not start another round if your HPT comes out negative this cycle. I would find an RE that can monitor you if you take Clomid again. Find out if you are ovulating or not. You can click on anyones Fertility Friend ticker and learn how to chart with your temps, OPKs, CM, etc. They have great tutorials to learn about how things work (even if you don't want to chart, they're worth looking at). Charting is the only way to know if you ovulate. The BUMP ticker you have is useless. It is implying that you ovulate exactly in the middle of a 28-day cycle. Lurk on this board. You will learn a lot. GL to you.

BJShirley · August 2010

thanks for the advice, I did ovulate I did opks and was pos on cd 17-cd20 so far, as for my ticker I dont really know how many days my cycle is because I dont have them and with provera and clomid I did ovulate the same day my ticker said just go longer opk than my ticker announced. I did check cm everything was there. I have never had symptoms like that before like cm etc. I am going to call my doc on monday and ask her about not monitoring It makes me angry. But thanks so much for the advice.

leathersmel4 · August 2010

JBShirley:
thanks for the advice, I did ovulate I did opks and was pos on cd 17-cd20 so far, as for my ticker I dont really know how many days my cycle is because I dont have them and with provera and clomid I did ovulate the same day my ticker said just go longer opk than my ticker announced. I did check cm everything was there. I have never had symptoms like that before like cm etc. I am going to call my doc on monday and ask her about not monitoring It makes me angry. But thanks so much for the advice.

You can get a postive OPK, but never ovulate you know.

kjgilhoo · August 2010

leathersmel4:
JBShirley:
thanks for the advice, I did ovulate I did opks and was pos on cd 17-cd20 so far, as for my ticker I dont really know how many days my cycle is because I dont have them and with provera and clomid I did ovulate the same day my ticker said just go longer opk than my ticker announced. I did check cm everything was there. I have never had symptoms like that before like cm etc. I am going to call my doc on monday and ask her about not monitoring It makes me angry. But thanks so much for the advice.

You can get a postive OPK, but never ovulate you know.

This. Or, as in my case you can not do OPK's and still know you ovulate through charting, it is beyond helpful! I agree with PP's, at least find a new OB/GYN or a RE and Fertility Friend will change your life : ) Good Luck.

iris427 · August 2010

Positive OPKs don't mean you ovulated. You should really try charting.

As other ladies said, find a new doctor. Like tomorrow. You shouldn't be taking Clomid without monitoring.

And everyone who posted here gave you advice. Don't tell people not to read or respond to your post. It doesn't go over well. When you post on the internet, you get all kinds of responses and there is no guarantee you will like them. That's just how it is.

JennyAnne022776 · August 2010

JBShirley:
If you dont have advice then dont post or read. The more I read on here the more I learn and have questions, If i wouldnt have stumbled across this then I wouldnt even know about this so if you dont have advice mind your own buisness!

Yes, to be honest, I don't understand what is so difficult for you to understand. You have asked about this multiple times, and multiple times you have been told that monitoring is very important while on Clomid. With the meds and directions your doc gave you, I wouldn't let her treat a common farm animal let alone deal with my reproductive health.

Also, you should be grateful for the responses. You've asked the same question a number of times and you actually appear to be rude, snotty and uninformed. Be grateful for the help that you do get.

You're welcome.

JennyAnne022776 · August 2010

leathersmel4:
I couldn't even get through the OP.

This is the second OP from her in two days and they read like a stream of consciousness.

ConnCottager · August 2010

I'm late to respond but I feel compelled to reply as someone on Clomid.

The first step is to be sure you don't ovulate. How do you know this? Going off just the info you gave, it sounds like your doc is just guessing. Are you charting and have never seen a temp shift? Did she do bloodwork on multiple days during your cycle and not see a change in Progesterone? That's step 1.

Then, before even considering Clomid, you'd need a slew of other bloodwork, plus an HSG to make sure your tubes aren't blocked - because if they are, even if you ovulate with or without Clomid, the egg won't go anywhere with a blocked tube. Your SO should also have an SA to rule out that he has any sperm issues.

Even with all this, you should really only be on Clomid under the care of a reproductive endocrinologist. In general, OBs know best what to do with you WHEN you're pregnant, but they aren't always the best people to go to TO GET pregnant. An RE would know better how to properly monitor and advise you.

After all these tests and moving on to an RE, now is when you should have a serious talk with your doctor about whether Clomid is right for you. Did you know you can only take it a certain number of cycles in a row, and only a certain number of cycles in your lifetime? Did you know there's a small chance of multiples? Are you aware of all the serious potential side effects, especially thinned out lining, cysts, and overproduction of follicles? You will want to be properly monitored to catch these things early so that you can make a decision about cancelling a cycle, know if this is even the right medicine for you, or see if it's even working.

Proper monitoring on Clomid includes a transvaginal ultrasound on CD3 to get a baseline of what everything looks like in there. After taking the Clomid, you then are monitored with blood work and more ultrasounds to check hormone levels, lining thickness, size of follicles, and make sure you don't have any cysts. So in addiiton to checking for any potential problems, you are monitoring to know when you might ovulate. For me, this meant a week straight of monitoring since I was making slow progress, but progress nonetheless, and we needed to keep an eye on it. Then, once you *think* you've ovulated because of what the bloodwork, ultrasound, and OPKs indicate, you go back in again for more bloodwork to check your progesterone levels to confirm ovulation.

Clomid is no joke. It's not a miracle pregnancy pill. It's not something you rush into. And if I haven't said enough, you may want to read this: https://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/37931051/ShowThread.aspx#37931051

brookelynpaisley · August 2010

Oh, bless your heart. You're depending on a message forum for information about Clomid, relying on OPKs to determine ovulation, and being "monitored" by a clueless OBGYN on a very powerful drug. Heaven help you. Stop what you're doing, get a new doctor, chart, and educate yourself.

ohfour · August 2010

I don't know much about clomid, but an acquaintance of mine was getting impatient and frustrated about not getting KU (I advised her to chart to get pregnant, but she didn't want to try that....why, I have no clue). She went to her doctor and ended up on Clomid. Well, she took a pregnancy test before she started taking the Clomid and was KU on her own! I have no clue how the Dr. determined she needed Clomid, especially if she never charted, but obviously she didn't need it.

Some doctors suck. I wouldn't want a sucky Dr. I'm jumping on the "get a new Dr. ASAP" boat. Good luck.