Have you taken Clomid?

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Hello ladies,

My RE has given my husband and I the opportunity to try some fertility

medications. He suggested that we TTC for three to six months the natural

way now that I'm off the pill. After that point he wants us to consider

drug therapy because I grow fibroids at such a high rate I may grow new

ones that will quickly become problematic. I just had several surgeries to

remove most of them.

There is an injection available that has a high rate of multiple births

(20-30% chance.) I'm not quite ready for that. He also describe Clomid.

As I understand it, Clomid is an oral medication that stimulates the ovaries

to release more than one egg at a time. It has a lower rate of multiple

births, but can still have that result in 8% of women.

As for now, my hubby and I are TTC the natural way. It has only been a few

months that we have been trying. I want to know the details about all our

options now before we try anything in the near future (probably this

summer.) My RE does not recommend that we TTC for over a year without drug

therapy intervention.

If any of you have taken Clomid for fertility, could you answer a few

questions for me?

1. What were your physical and emotional side effects? Were they comparable

to being on a high dose bc pill?

2. How long did you take Clomid?

3. Did you have success getting pregnant?

4. Did you have multiple embryos? Were you given the option to remove some

of your embryos?

5. Why did you choose Clomid over another fertility drug?

6. Did you try other fertility drugs as well? Which worked best for you?

Which ones?

7. How long did you wait to seek drug therapy for getting pg after trying

the natural way?

Thanks for your help. I am very curious to hear your experiences. This is

a new realm for me, a little scary.

My best to you,

:)Sonja