Clomid - Fort Worth,TX

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Hi Tracye,

I am a PCOS mom of 3 and have had success TTC only when the doctor had a lot of experience dealing with PCOS. Also, Clomid never worked for me or any other of the PCOS Moms I know (I'm in an online support group www.soulcysters.com)BUT don't get discouraged!

You need to take metformin rather than clomid as PCOS is insulin is a related syndrome. My OBGYN referred me to Dr. Barnett at Plano Presby and we were pregnant after only 2 weeks of being treated by him. I was on 2500mg a day of Met then. Now I only take 1500. He is a wonderful endocrinologist and I am still being treated by him.

Now my 14 year old has been diagnosed with PCOS and while she of course is not TTC there are other symptoms as you may know and her Pediatrician also refereed her to Dr. Barnett for treatment.

If you have any more questions or concerns you can also contact me through mamasource! Good Luck & Blessings!

K

Hi there. I started on Clomid in Sept of 08. I had my first positive pregnancy test in Feb of 09 which soon turned negative. This is what my OB referred to as a chemical pregnancy. I am now 6 weeks pregnant and all things are looking good so far. All I have ever done is Clomid and Clomid with progesterone. I started out on 50mg and he slowly increased it. I got pregnant with this one on 100mg. Good luck!!

Hi T.,
I too have PCOS and have been TTC for over 3 yrs. I've done all the blood tests. Have done 5-6 rounds of clomid, and have been on metaformin. I recently had to stop metaformin because it was effecting my liver function. I am now reading a book called The Infertility Cure by Randine Lewis. Its a very interesting book. Dr Lewis actually has a clinic in Houston. She practices western medicine and chinese medicine (herbs and accupunture etc). It gives you a whole different view on inferility and I strongly believe that I will be able to conceive after healing my body and following the "natural" way. If you don't conceive this month, I'd highly suggest reading this book and getting another perspetive. Best of luck.

T.:
I also have PCOS and was put on Clomid to help. I conceived after 5 months. The best day of my life was the day that the test came out positive. Good luck.

I got pregnant with twins on my second round of clomid (2nd month) on the lowest dosage. The side effects of clomid were minimal for me. I think that the progresterone I took before the clomid was worse - it made my forehead break out so badly that I had to cut bangs!! Other than that, the clomid worked beautifully for us.

The one thing to think about, though, is the stress that this (or trying to conceive at all) can put on your sex life. You have only a few days in which your body is primed to conceive and you're asking your husband to perform almost on cue. It can take the romance out of the intimacy, so try to remember to make it fun. You might enjoy it more, too!

Let me know if you have any more questions. Good luck!

Hi T.,

I used clomid for all three of my pregnancies. The first time it took 5 months to conceive, after that, it took one month each for my other two.

Good luck!

I do not have PCOS. I got pregnant after the first cycle of clomid. The doctor said we had a 5 % chance of pregnancy. After 6 years of trying and two failed adoptions, God answered our prayers.
Get ready for the side affects while your taking it. Can't fully remember what the side affects were but I remember it was hard.

I got pregnant on my third round! Good Luck!

I was not on clomid however I had PCOS for 10 years and I was Metformin and it helped control the insulin and PCOS,and it helped me get PG with both our 1st and 2cd child. I did not take anything else.

Good luck and best wishes !

I used Clomid to get pregnant with my second child and it only took one cycle.
Good luck :)

I had pcos and doc put me on for three cycles but I hate to say it never helped but the doc said it was a long shot. Pcos is a difficult thing to deal with but they do not know what causes the body to fight against itself. I would try it you never know but the only thing that help me w/pcos was losing weight. Good luck!

Hello
Long story short, I got prego the first cycle! We paired chlomid with another medication, glucophage, which is not really a fertility medication, but makes the chlomid more effective. I did not have any diagnosed medical condition, I just had really irregular periods and did not ovulate due to 14 years of birth control. Becuase some of the side effects of glucophage mimic morning sickness, I did know I was pregnant for months! The pregnancy tests were coming up neg since it was so soon so I skipped those and went to ovulation tests, which were coming up possitive, which makes no sense. According to the dr, I got pregnant Thanksgiving weekend and didnt find out I actually was pregnant until mid January! Good luck, I swear by that stuff! Just hang on, regardless, it will be an emotional rollercoaster. By the time we thought i actually was prego, I was tired of peeing on things, my husband had to persuade me to take the test and I was so knocked up that the possitive line appeared before the control!

Hey T.! I got pregnant with my son on Clomid, it took 3 cycles. My friend got pregnant on it too,it took her 2 cycles.

I do not know if dr's. explained you that PCOS is extra estrogeg in the body and is coused by body fat. Probable you have gained some waight. If you try to loose or get to where you were before your period began to change, your period should go back to normal and should be able to ovolate again and get pregnant. Most of women if not all while they are taking somothing to regulate mensis do not get Pregnant. I work @ a Gyn clinic and we see a lot of women with PCOS and to loose some pound is recomended if they are seeking pregnancy.

I was never able to get Pregnant on Clomid. I took many years and very high dosses with nothing but severe headaches and weight gain to show for it. Finally, I dropped 20 lbs, and used progesterone cream (all natural no fillers) and was pregnant within a month.

I do know many women who did get pregnant using clomid, but I was ovulating regularly, just not able to implant due to progesterone issues, which my MD doctor didn't feel was a problem.

Good Luck to you,
S.

Both my children were conceived with Clomid, and both on the first cycle we tried. I would take one cycle while preventing fertilization because the Clomid causes all the old ovule cysts to pop too. That period would be horrible, but then on the next cycle, with everything fresh, I conceived both times. God be with you in this struggle. Children are an inheritance from the Lord...may your quiver be full of them!

No luck for us on Clomid after 3 cycles, but after an hsg test, it cleared my tubes and we were preg. that month.

I know exactly what you are going through, I have PCOS as well, and for our first child we were on clomid, and it took us 3 cycles. But I was also receiving a hormone shot. I am about to start on our treatment again because so far no luck on getting pregrs.
The best of luck to you, and about the side effects, maybe y was a little bit irritable, but to be honest I don't remember that being and issue =0)

Hi T.......I also have P.C.O. and used Clomid to help conceive my 2nd child. Actually....I only took 2 of the pills and Voila!...pregnant. ;o) Thank goodness I didn't take them all or my daughter could have been my daughterS.
I am actually thinking about taking Clomid again, but am a little scared of having multiples this time as I already have 3 children with my EX husband. Anyway....to answer your question.....it happened on my first try and I was just shocked!!!! So, good luck to you.
K.

I'm sorry that you are having trouble getting pregnant. I had two miscarriages this past fall. In January, my doctor started me on clomid. It took us two cycles to get pregnant. Just so you know, what you read and have heard about the side effects of clomid are true. I think the hot flashes were the worst. I believe that the side effects were worth it.

Good luck!
A.

Hey I used Clomid but I had to always have an AI. It took us 4 cycles. Best wishes to you.

I didn't have PCOS, but I was on Clomid. After 3 cycles, I got pg, miscarried, and then got pg right after the miscarriage.

Be sure to take it at night -- it'll lessen the side effects. Once you get past the inital dose, warn your husband that Clomid makes women crazy and to ignore you when you go crazy -- It's the Clomid talking. ;)

I used clomid for my first two kids. Each time it worked on the second month. Good luck!

Everyone's different. I believe in God's timing. We were told it wouldn't work and I'd have to use a higher dosage of the pill. It didn't really "do" what it should since you start after a period - well I don't get those so it caused one to start.

What really worked was tracking my temp (remember to take BEFORE getting out of bed). We got pregnant before starting a second round! All down hill from there.

Good luck

Hi T.,
I took Clomid 4 years ago and conceived in 3 months. Best of luck and keep us posted.

L. :)

I agree with Shannan, ask you doctor about Metformin/Glucophage. I got pregnant with PCOS taking nothing but that. All the months I was on Clomid did nothing. Metformin did the trick for me. Good luck!

I actually became pregnant with our first cycle, but had an early miscarriage. The third time stuck & gave us our beautiful and healthy baby boy! Most definitely worth all the struggle and heartache we went through to have him. Best of luck to you!

We were unsuccesful with Clomid x 4. We had our first after two cycles of in-vitro, then two more in-vitro cycles and then our second. I have PCOS since high school and my weight is right on target. Best wishes to you.

It took until cycle 6 for us. My doctor kept raising the dose every month. This time it only took two cycles but the doctor started the dose where it was when I got pregnant last time. The kicker for me was the charting and figuring that I was ovulating very late. It was past the point even when the nurse told me to take progesterone to start my next period. Luckily I didn't take it and decided to try a bit longer. Good. Luck!

I got pregnant after 2 cycles of Clomid with PCOS.

My second & third were both Clomid babies after 2 miscarriages. It's been a while (they are 15 and 10 now!), but I think it took 2 cycles the first time and only one the second. I did not have PCOS, just low progesterone levels. Best wishes!