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Clomid
Feb 18, 2006 20:17:06 GMT -5
Post by Jennmarie14 on Feb 18, 2006 20:17:06 GMT -5
I am about to start taking Clomid to get pregnant and am very curious as to what symptoms women with endo have. I have looked up the side effects of taking it and basically describes what I already go thru with endo. Does it make it a lot worse? Has anyone had any luck with taking it? Anyone that has taken it please give me some advice on it. Very nervous/curious as to what the next week will be like while on it.
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Clomid
Aug 20, 2006 20:20:58 GMT -5
Post by denna on Aug 20, 2006 20:20:58 GMT -5
hi
i'm not so sure if this has been replied in other thread. someone i know told me she just had laps last feb, taken clomid and endo has come back and she is due for another laps soon. i think there's a relation to clomid. i have just taken a one round of clomid and then only they discovered that i have endo- been through many scan but they just could not see it until i took clomid
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Clomid
Aug 20, 2006 20:50:45 GMT -5
Post by ouchy on Aug 20, 2006 20:50:45 GMT -5
Clomid causes ovulation when a woman is not ovulating during a cycle. I guess since after ovulation you would supposedly have your period 10-14 or so days later if you don't become pregnant, I guess you'd experience whatever you experience during your period, but as far as I know, clomid, which triggers ovulation, hasn't been connected to causing bouts of endo.
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Clomid
Sept 3, 2006 23:36:04 GMT -5
Post by denna on Sept 3, 2006 23:36:04 GMT -5
i hope so ouchy as i think i have to take it again sooner or later.
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Clomid
Dec 10, 2006 22:05:01 GMT -5
Post by denna on Dec 10, 2006 22:05:01 GMT -5
hi..since ouchy already lock the other endo and clomid thread..we'll continue from here..
michelle, i just took clomid this month. i feel bloated, no headache but very bad mood swing.nausea too..
just got hcg shot yesterday..and going for iui tomorrow..will be paying $40 for it..do you think it's expensive or cheap?
i really hope i'll get pregnant..i m just tired of waiting.......not a very patience person for certain things
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Clomid
Dec 11, 2006 10:25:10 GMT -5
Post by needadvise on Dec 11, 2006 10:25:10 GMT -5
i hear ya. do you mean $40 for the clomid or the IUI? lol....if it's the clomid, it's hard to tell cause they have a generic brand and a name brand. the name brand would cost me $50 and generic $10, iam unsure of how much the insurance company pays, and every company is different.
good luck today!! how exciting! i hope i just get af already so i can start taking clomid to. dh better watch out, lol.
thanks for sharing, and keep me posted! hugs, michelle
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Clomid
Dec 11, 2006 23:12:52 GMT -5
Post by denna on Dec 11, 2006 23:12:52 GMT -5
just got back from the hospital. iui went very well..the soldiers are very strong lol..now have to wait for 2 weeks..till new year. if this happen then is the best christmas present..
$40 for the iui..clomid is free but since hubby forgot to take i have to buy it at the local pharmacy when i went outstation.it just $1.oo per 50mg
will keep you all posted..but if you don't hear anything till new year then it is a bad news..
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Clomid
Dec 11, 2006 23:31:38 GMT -5
Post by denna on Dec 11, 2006 23:31:38 GMT -5
Hi michelle..
you were saying that you took clomid? r u going for iui? or just naturally?
my gynae said that the 2 fertility specialist at the hospital plan to start ivf and the cost will be much cheaper than the private clinic..anyway i 'm not hoping that i have to do ivf..hope iui is enough
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Clomid
Dec 11, 2006 23:55:34 GMT -5
Post by ouchy on Dec 11, 2006 23:55:34 GMT -5
Yay, denna!!!! Hope it is successful! $40.00 for IUI is cheap! My friend was going to pay about $600!
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Clomid
Dec 13, 2006 10:16:33 GMT -5
Post by denna on Dec 13, 2006 10:16:33 GMT -5
ya i hope i hope..i really feel restless. ya i know 40 is cheap coz it's in govt hospital. private will be around 150.
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Clomid
Dec 13, 2006 20:58:59 GMT -5
Post by needadvise on Dec 13, 2006 20:58:59 GMT -5
we paid out of pocket for part of the iui $250 which i think was 15%, and i had back 2 back iui's (24 hrs apart), plus monitoring, and i thought that was a steal, so yes...$40 is a great deal for an iui. i know i always say mine was and always will be pricless. i NEVER had clomid alone before. just that clomid w/ iui, but this time i will be just having clomid. i don't know if it will help, but it's a start, especially now that i O-ed so late, maybe it will get me back on track. i o-ed nice and good the 1 times i was on it. didn't need a trigger and had some great follies, so only time will tell. a few months, and then dh will be ready for the iui. i'd do it tomorrow, but it's a guy thing. he's very shy and i guess there is alittle bit of pride in there as well. i remember running his sample in from home, cause no way could he do it there, and i had to keep it warm up in my sleeve, and slip in on the counter, meanwhile donors were everywhere?! who cares? lol...iam the one going through the process, and i don't find it bad for my ego in any way shape or form. you got some good men, lol.
good luck ladies, iam rooting for you all!
hugs, michelle
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Clomid
Dec 17, 2006 23:30:17 GMT -5
Post by denna on Dec 17, 2006 23:30:17 GMT -5
he he yes i have..good luck to you too..counting another week..........
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Clomid
Dec 24, 2006 20:52:12 GMT -5
Post by akcheryl on Dec 24, 2006 20:52:12 GMT -5
Just curious for all of you on Clomid- Are you on it because you specifically have an ovulation problem, BESIDES endometriosis? Because my OBGYN at home, my OBGYN where I sometimes am, my fertility specialist, my regular doctor, and articles I've found online all say that in the majority of cases (unless there is an ovulation problem caused by another disease process), endometriosis does not cause problems with ovulation (which is what Clomid helps with). Something like PCOS would cause anovulation, but endo does not cause it. My doctors ALL said that to combat infertility, since I have stage 4 endo and am infertile as a result, that Clomid would be worthless, since I ovulate normally (I don't have PCOS or any other diseases that would cause anovulation); and if I did go on Clomid and had artificial insemination and got pregnant, it would be DESPITE the Clomid, not because of it (i.e., I would have gotten pregnant anyway). It just seems like if endo is your only problem, you might be wasting time trying Clomid since I have been specifically told by at least 4 different doctors that IVF is my best option because of the endo (and that's the same thing I've read). I've also heard of many women who are disappointed because they don't get pregnant even though they're on Clomid, but it's because Clomid helps with anovulation, which isn't their problem (endo is). I just thought I'd ask, because originally I had hoped to just go on Clomid and get pregnant, but all my doctors warned me that it wouldn't help at all (and I personally only have about a six month window following my lap in which time it'll be easiest to get pregnant). (Also, my doctors said that sometimes fertility specialists try Clomid with endo patients just in case it works, but they really shouldn't do that because it's a waste of precious time since endo grows back after surgery.) Management of Infertility Associated with Endometriosis
The following basic concepts apply to management of endometriosis-related infertility:
- Ovulation induction with/without intrauterine insemination: Toxins in the peritoneal secretions of women with endometriosis exert a negative effect on fertilization potential regardless of how sperm reaches the fallopian tubes. It follows that intrauterine insemination will not improve the chances of pregnancy (over no treatment at all) in women with endometriosis.
- Surgery: Surgery is aimed at restoring the anatomical integrity of the fallopian tubes. However, it does not counter the negative influence of toxic peritoneal factors that inherently reduce the chances of conception in women with endometriosis approximately three-fold. Nor does it address the immunologic dysfunction commonly associated with this condition.
Pelvic surgery is relatively contraindicated for the treatment of infertility associated with endometriosis when the woman is older than 35. With pre-menopause approaching, such women do not have the time to waste on such less efficacious alternatives. In contrast, younger women who have time on their side might consider surgery as a viable option. Approximately 30 to 40% of women younger than 35 with endometriosis will conceive with in two to three years following corrective pelvic surgery.
- In vitro fertilization is the treatment of choice for women with endometriosis: This is especially true for women older than 35 where surgery and treatment with fertility agents has proven to be unsuccessful.
Women with mild to moderate endometriosis are JUST AS LIKELY to conceive on their own as they are following pelvic surgery (to remove endometriotic deposits), or following ovulation induction with or without concurrently performed intrauterine insemination (IUI). Simply put.... if a normally ovulating woman who has mild to moderate endometriosis conceives following IUI, surgery or the use of fertility drugs, it is probably IN SPITE OF, rather than due to such treatments. www.haveababy.com/infert/immunomod.asp?site=
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Clomid
Dec 24, 2006 21:03:27 GMT -5
Post by ouchy on Dec 24, 2006 21:03:27 GMT -5
Hi, Cheryl. Yah, most women who have endo and are w/out other hormonal problems (like PCOS, etc.) DO ovulate on their own. However, from what I've read/heard, Clomid is given to women, even when they do ovulate on their own, to produce MORE follicles during fertility treatments. Basically, the thought is that the more eggs produced, the more likely one of them is to get fertilized and hopefully successfully implant.
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Clomid
Dec 25, 2006 14:52:29 GMT -5
Post by akcheryl on Dec 25, 2006 14:52:29 GMT -5
I was hoping to go on Clomid because of that reason, but my OBGYNs and other doctors told me that it would only improve chances MAYBE up to 5%, if that. At least for me, they said I have 6 months post-op to have a baby (when my chances are the highest, before the endo all comes back), and it just seems like it's a waste of precious time trying a method that probably won't work (which is why we're doing IVF). And, if an endo patient does get pregnant on Clomid, they probably could have saved their time and money and gotten pregnant not being on Clomid. Also, if they get pregnant with their first baby while on Clomid, they'll probably think it's because of the drugs and try for a second baby with it, only to have it not work, since it wasn't Clomid that help anyway, and doctors should be telling their patients that instead of giving them false hope and selling them drugs they don't really need. It'd be ashame for other women to try these drugs, hoping to have the baby of their dreams, only to have it not work in the end. I just think it's irresponsible of doctors to be prescribing drugs that women don't need (at least these doctors should tell their patients that Clomid really has very little chances of helping women with endo conceive).
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