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Clomid and short cycle?

CaliCarly1976CaliCarly1976 member
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Just finished clomid cycle 1 - I started my period today, which would have been CD24, so my cycle, which FF tells me after 25 cycles is usually 27 days, was only 23 days.  Seems oddly short. Any similar experiences?

(no I am not monitored by RE yet, I have to do 3 cycles with OB for my insurance to cover RE - very frustrating. 2 cycles to go. I seriously am very pessimistic that clomid will do anything for us.) 

Married since 2008 Me:36 DH: 35 TTC since August 2011. SA - "good" ultrasound - "excellent" Blood work - "good" Diagnosis: unexplained infertility Starting cycle 1 of clomid 3/27
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Re: Clomid and short cycle?

  • BankerBSNBankerBSN member

    Well, unmedicated I tend to O around cd20.  This is my first  round of Clomid and I am Triggering today (CD10). So I will be having a significantly short cycle.   So I guess the answer is, yes, it is normal to have shorter cycles.

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  • Twinkie0612Twinkie0612 member
    imageBanker&BSN:

    It makes me cringe to think that you are not being monitored and are going to continue for 2 more cycles. &nbs

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  • sueann911sueann911 member
    Yes it's possible to have a short cycle. With meds, I have been Oing around cd 12 and 13. Without meds I was anywhere from 15 to 18. You need to be monitored to see when you O'ed.



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  • katib77katib77 member

    What you really need to look at, instead of length of total cycle is the length of your LP.  If clomid made you O early, at say cd11 - then your LP was only 12 days (in the window of normal).  But if you O'd on cd14 and had a LP of only 9 day


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  • CaliCarly1976CaliCarly1976 member

    I paid for one out of pocket monitoring on CD13 last cycle. Yup, it sucks, but this is what I have to do or else none of it will be covered - I mean it took me 24 cycles to get into an OB, so 3 more cycles to get to RE seems like it will be ok.  <

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  • katib77katib77 member
    And on that cd13 monitoring had you ovulated yet or where you close? If you had not O'd yet that makes your LP 9 days or shorter which yes, is a problem.

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  • CaliCarly1976CaliCarly1976 member

    Positive OPKs on CD17 and CD18 - so that would be a 6 day LP

    Update - so the period left as quickly as it came. After about 2 1/2 hours it was gone, hasn't come back. I have a call in to Dr. and waiting to hear back. Stupid girl me just researche

    Married since 2008 Me:36 DH: 35 TTC since August 2011. SA - "good" ultrasound - "excellent" Blood work - "good" Diagnosis: unexplained infertility Starting cycle 1 of clomid 3/27
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