Clomid, one of the most common fertility drugs
When we were consulting our OB Gyn for infertility after 4 months of trying, she thought that my wife’s “irregular” 35 to 50 days cycle was a problem. Her ultrasound machine showed that my wife was not “regularly” ovulating. She prescribed Clomid for my wife to be taken for a maximum of only 6 months… or else there may be side effects.
| http://www.tryingtoconceive.com/clomid.htm
Has a good FAQ regarding Clomid and its side effects 1. What is Clomid? Clomid is a fertility drug. Its chemical name is Clomiphene Citrate, and Clomid is sometimes also referred to as Serophene. These are all the same drug. It is used to treat women who have an ovulation problem by stimulating the ovaries to mature an egg. 2. What does Clomid do? Clomid works by suppressing the amount of naturally circulating estrogen and “tricks” the pituitary into producing more follicular stimulating hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing hormone (LH). These natural gonadotropic hormones (FSH and LH) then stimulate the ovaries to ripen a follicle and to extrude an ovum (egg). To make a long story short, Chlomid should make my wife ovulate and have her menstruation within the more common 28 day cycle. I think her last dose was around August 2002. But we conceived by January 2003. Maybe Clomid helped a little. I may never know. We tried everything together including good nutrition, cleanliness, the “hilot” fertility massage expert, stopped taking sinutab… |
July 18th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
[...] PPC Tech wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt When we were consulting our OB Gyn for infertility after 4 months of trying, she thought that my wife’s “irregular” 35 to 50 days cycle was a problem. Her ultrasound machine showed that my wife was not “regularly” ovulating. She prescribed Clomid for my wife to be taken for a maximum of only 6 months… or else there may be side effects. http://www.tryingtoconceive.com/clomid.htm Has a good FAQ regarding Clomid and its side effects 1. What is Clomid? Clomid is a fertility drug. Its chemic [...]