I think this is a question you should probably ask your Dr. I'm out of ideas at this point. Did they do a day 3 ultrasound to check for cysts before starting clomid this month?
No, they didn't. Just my regular day 3 labs, which were normal. Oh yeah, I already posted that info. I'm waiting for the dr to call me back, but I figured you might have an idea or two.
Spotting is listed as a side effect of clomid but I'm not sure how common it is and don't know if it occurs in the first half or second half of the cycle. Hope all is ok. A quick internet search of spotting and clomid returns lots of results, so I would guess it's pretty commonplace. Let me know what doc says.
Ok, I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I've had a lot going on these past few days.
Anyway, by the time I got to the dr, I had stopped bleeding. So they couldn't really tell me why I was. They had the same theories as you, but ultimately, nothing to tell me.
However, there was an egg this month too so we're doing IUI on Wednesday. So I'm hopeful. They made sure to tell me that it wasn't guaranteed success, but they seemed pretty positive about it. So I'll keep you updated on that.
I take my Ovidrel shot tomorrow night and insemination at 1:00pm on Wednesday.
Okay, best of luck! Keep me updated. Glad the bleeding resolved. There are definitely some strange side effects to clomid that I did not experience with gonal F. The first month I took clomid, I broke out in a head to toe rash that did not resolve for several weeks. The only part of me that was spared was my neck and face.
Hi ladies. Well, took my preg test today...it was negative.
Called the dr, they switched me from Clomid to Letrozole. Has anyone heard of/taken this? I did some research on it and it seems to have a higher pregnancy rate than Clomid. But you know companies always put their best foot forward. ;-)
So I turn to you ladies...what say you on Letrozole?
I am on cycle day 32, no pregnancy, but no period either. I took a few tests to make sure it wasn't a defective test. All said no. I'm going to get the ovulation kit from the store too, so I can measure my LH levels.
As always, thank you ladies! I can't to read your comments.
Hi all!! It's been a while. I've had a lot going on. Just wanted to update you:
Still not preg. We tried Femara this last month. I had 3 eggs (measured at: 15, 13, and 12). I was testing my LH levels all month--never had a peak. I was wondering if it's possible not to ovulate even with the HCG trigger shot...any thoughts??
This month, I'm scheduled for an HSG test on the 11th (next Friday), which will be CD8 for me. DH has a semen analysis on the same day so we'll see how this works. I'm sure he'll be fine because when we did the IUI last month, he had 39M sperm for the injection.
I'm really thinking something's going on with the release of the egg rather than the maturing of it...or maybe both.
Any thoughts/comments would be helpful and appreciated.
Hi Novalady. Sorry to hear no pregnancy yet. I am certainly not a doc but went through IVF. The first thing my doc did, before anything else, was an HSG and semen analysis. I am wondering why your doc didn't do this first. I don't know what normal protocol is, but it would seem that the HSG would be important.
May I ask, are you seeing a fertility specialist or a regular OBGYN?
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You know, I was actually just asking myself the same thing last night. I was planning on asking why all tests weren't done prior to beginning the process. I guess maybe when I did the initial u/s, they didn't see anything that would alarm them.
But it would almost make sense that there would be something going on with the tubes or something because I have had the mature eggs, but there hasn't been any fertilization so I kept thinking: maybe the egg just isn't releasing.
I almost think the sperm analysis is pointless (partly because he had more than enough sperm (39Mil) when we did IUI and he has 2 kids (9, 4). But I'll do whatever they say so we can see where the issues are. But I thought they should've done everything test-wise before starting treatment too.
I'm actually seeing a specialist at Eastern Virginia Medical School. They are supposed to be very reputable. Maybe they just thought it was just a PCOS issue and nothing further...idk, but they should've checked.
You are right, it could have been the PCOS issue and they thought to just treat it first. Hopefully the HSG will provide more help. By the way, the HSG was a piece of cake for me. I have read stories of it hurting, but I barely felt mine. Not sure why it hurts for some and not for others.
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Re: Cramps... could it be progesterone? 
Re: Cramps... could it be progesterone? 
