Clomid when you're already ovulating?

Re: Clomid when you're already ovulating?

• ball.and.chain member

  August 2012

  It is not uncommon to prescribe Clomid to women who ovulate.  I think it can make a stronger ovulation; it could also make you produce two (or more) rather than one mature follicle which increases your chances that one will fertilize.  I have ovulated every cycle that I charted and/or was monitored (14 cycles total), but was given Clomid to increase my chances of conceiving.  Unfortunately, 5 days of 100mg actually caused me to NOT ovulate, which my doctor said is rare for people who do ovulate.  They put me on another 5 days and I did ovulate, but it did not result in a pregnancy.

  Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
  9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
  IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
  ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
  FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
  Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
  FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
  EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
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• maggie2324 member

  August 2012

  Clomid can be used to ovulate 2-3 eggs at a time in women who already ovulate. This will increase your chances of conceiving and doing IUI as well may be smart to combat a mild MFI problem. Good luck!

  

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• Neesey member

  August 2012

  My first u/s at my consult showed that I had just ovulated so we know that I was ovulating on my own. I still did clomid and iui together. It can help you have a stronger ovulation rather than one that's there but not great. Think of it like mail. You can still snail mail but email with a confirmation email is faster and easier. I only ever had one follie each cycle in 4 medicated cycles.

   

     

  TTC since 3/2011 Adenomyosis, LPD, hypothyroidism. 
  

  BFP on 7/20/12 after 4 cycles Clomid + IUI 

  2 large subchorionic hematomas & no heartbeat at 7w6d   

  D&E 8/18/12 Sonohysterography found septum and necrotic tissue.   

  Hysteroscopy to remove both 10/5

  IUI #5-7 50mg Clomid + trigger = BFN  

  IUI #8 Femara + Bravelle + HCG + Progesterone = BFP 3/27/13

  Beta 1 (13dpo) = 169  Beta 2 (17dpo) = 1073  No heartbeat at 9w3d. 

  D & C 5/10/13  Triploidy 69 (paternal inherited)

  IVF #1 with ICSI and PGS 11R 8M 5F 2 biopsied/frozen

  PGS results = 1 with trisomy 13 & 1 good embryo for FET 

  FET #1 EV, estrace, nitro patches.  Cancelled due to thin lining

  FET #1.2 oral estrace, f'ing nitro patches and no delestrogen.  Transfer 12/31. BFN

  PAIF/SAIF welcome

  Surprise BFP on 6/13/14  Our only unmedicated bfp ever.

  Beta #1 339  Beta #2 649 44 hour doubling time

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• Killer Tomato member

  August 2012

  What PPs said. I also ovulate fine on my own, but took clomid in the hopes that 2-3 follies and an IUI would give me much better odds. It is a fairly common thing for REs to do, and you should not be worried about the competence of your RE in suggesting this.  

  I had some issues with clomid, so we switched to femara after two cycles (essentially the same treatment with a different drug,) at which point we could have done an inject IUI but chose to go with IVF. You are doing a common first-line treatment...hopefully it does the trick! GL! 

  4 IUIs: Bfn
  Antagonist IVF 7 retrieved, 4 fert w/ICSI&AH, 2 blasts transferred. Beta #1 9/20: 367 Beta #2 9/22: 841
  
  

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