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Does anyone have experience with Clomid taken by their DH/SO?

jaworski84jaworski84 member
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Hi all! (I hope this is where I should be posting this. If not please accept my apologies a head of time!) A little bit about me: Me:29 DH:31 Ttc for over 3 years. We've just begun our fertility testing 2 months ago. It was suggested by my ob/gyn to start with my husband given the fact he had issues as a child (born unilateral crypt orchid which was repaired, also developed a hydrocele (sp?) as a teen which was also repaired.) We just returned from his urologist appt. After 2 SAs he definitely has a low count/mobility/motility and his sperm head and neck defects. At his last urology appt, they did blood work. Today he was told he has low testosterone and FSH values. Doctor prescribed 25mg of clomid once a day and recheck in 3 weeks. (We actually have multiple rechecks, the first being in 3 weeks). Does anyone have any experience with clomid used by a male partner? Did you think it's helped at all? Were there any side effects? My husband's a little apprehensive about taking meds at all, so any feedback would be wonderful!
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Re: Does anyone have experience with Clomid taken by their DH/SO?

  • jaworski84jaworski84 member
    We're his hormone levels checked as well? MH's doc seemed to be focusing on the low levels from the blood work results as opposed to the SA results. Sorry if I'm asking ignorant questions.....this is all a lot to take in.
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  • violetmarie61516violetmarie61516 member

    My DH took Clomid.  All his details are in my siggy.  It did increase his testosterone but not a whole lot.  The only side effects we really noticed was more aggression.  It wasn't bad it was just noticable to me.  Since he has never had normal T levels, bringing it somewhat within normal range is a big change in hormones that he didn't know how to manage.  I hope it help your H.

    You can recheck the T levels after 2-3 weeks but you will not see a change in an SA for 3 months.

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    February 2014 ~ On to donor embyros ~ 5 blasts!!! 
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  • tptbabetptbabe member
    Love4Labs326 said:

    My DH took Clomid.  All his details are in my siggy.  It did increase his testosterone but not a whole lot.  The only side effects we really noticed was more aggression.  It wasn't bad it was just noticable to me.  Since he has never had normal T levels, bringing it somewhat within normal range is a big change in hormones that he didn't know how to manage.  I hope it help your H.

    You can recheck the T levels after 2-3 weeks but you will not see a change in an SA for 3 months.


    This is pretty much exactly what I was going to say!

    DH was on Clomid for several months and it helped increase his T, and therefore his total count. All the other parameters stayed the same though, so it's still IVF/ICSI for us. If it brings up the count enough to counteract the other parameters, then it might be helpful to somebody else though?

    The only side effect that DH noticed was that he started getting heart palpitations.

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  • TenyearwaitTenyearwait member
    Same as PP. My husband said he felt terrible on Clomid. He also was quick to anger and had headaches. It did increase his count , but nothing else. Also the count increase was by so little that it really didn't make IUI an option like we hoped.

    DH 38- Low Everything
    Me 33- AMH .9
    Married 11 years
    2002-current IUIs, meds, natural = All BFN

    Aug. '13  Attempt at IVF #1 with Lurpon Flare- Canceled due to ovulation through Lupron.
    Sept. '13 - We will try again with EPP.

    October '13 Started BCP for December IVF. Long Lupron protocol. Canceled due to ovulation through Lupron.

    April '14 Planning IVF attempt #3. Adding Cetrotide. Doc consult at the end of this month. 

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  • Sunny BSunny B member
    Clomid helped my husband. He had a count if 50,000-70,000 and after taking clomid for 3 months his numbers were about 1 million and he has had analysis that have had around 2.8 million. Good luck to you!
    TTC since May 2012
    Me: 32 H: 31
    DX: MFI-Very Low Count, I have Hashimotos.
    IVF prep September 2013 cancelled due to Ovarian Cyst
    IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI  ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
    ET delayed due to OHSS 
    FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
    FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN 

    All welcome!
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  • Sunny BSunny B member
    edited January 2014
    I should add that at first he had some side effects too. Very quick to anger and headaches. And DH had normal T levels prior to taking clomid.
    TTC since May 2012
    Me: 32 H: 31
    DX: MFI-Very Low Count, I have Hashimotos.
    IVF prep September 2013 cancelled due to Ovarian Cyst
    IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI  ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
    ET delayed due to OHSS 
    FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
    FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN 

    All welcome!
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  • gracealone2014gracealone2014 member
    Hi everyone! I hope i'm not interfering with questions being answered...but I was wondering if men have to have low testosterone in order for clomid to work and be beneficial? My husband has really low count...under 5 million but normal T levels...wondering if there would even be a point to taking clomid. Does anyone know? Any input would be helpful! :)
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  • Sunny BSunny B member
    gracealone2014 said:
    Hi everyone! I hope i'm not interfering with questions being answered...but I was wondering if men have to have low testosterone in order for clomid to work and be beneficial? My husband has really low count...under 5 million but normal T levels...wondering if there would even be a point to taking clomid. Does anyone know? Any input would be helpful! :)

    My husband had normal T levels, and Clomid still helped him :)
    TTC since May 2012
    Me: 32 H: 31
    DX: MFI-Very Low Count, I have Hashimotos.
    IVF prep September 2013 cancelled due to Ovarian Cyst
    IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI  ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
    ET delayed due to OHSS 
    FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
    FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN 

    All welcome!
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