To get pregnant when taking Clomid, you need to have sexual intercourse when you are most fertile. This will be the few days just before ovulation.
This varies slightly from person to person, but most women ovulate 7 to 10 days after the last Clomid pill was taken. This means you are most likely to ovulate somewhere between Day 14 and 19 of your cycle. To have sex during your most fertile time which is the two to three days before you ovulate , you may want to consider having sex every other day start on Day 11 and ending on Day Another option is to use an ovulation predictor test to detect your most fertile time.
Whenever the test indicates you're fertile, have sex that day and the next few days. If you're also having a trigger shot injection of hCG during your Clomid cycle, your doctor will instruct you to have sexual intercourse on the day of the injection and the two following days. For example, if you have the injection on Monday, you should have sex on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Clomid's side effects aren't so bad, as far as fertility drugs are concerned. The most common side effects are hot flashes, breast tenderness, mood swings, and nausea. Once the medication is stopped, the side effects will leave, too. One of the more ironic side effects to comprehend is that Clomid can decrease the quality of your cervical mucus. This can cause problems with sperm being able to move easily through the cervix, making conception more difficult.
Clomid can also make the lining of your uterus thinner and less ideal for implantation. This is why more is not necessarily better when it comes to Clomid dosage and use. The side effect you're probably most familiar with is the risk of multiples. It's not nearly as common as you may think it is. Clomid does mess with your hormones, and your hormones do have an effect on your emotional well-being.
Research on mood swings while taking Clomid indicates a much higher rate than the initial clinical trials of the drug. The clinical trials reported that only 0. That breaks down to 3 in 1, patients. That's almost one in every two women. However, if you experience severe mood swings on Clomid, be sure to contact your doctor. While Clomid does help many women ovulate, obviously it's not always successful. When Clomid does not result in ovulation , we say the woman is Clomid resistant.
This isn't the same as when Clomid does trigger ovulation but doesn't lead to pregnancy. Your doctor may prescribe the diabetes drug metformin to take alongside Clomid. Or, they may move you onto a drug called letrozole. Letrozole —which is a cancer treatment drug used off-label for infertility—has been found to help women who are Clomid-resistant ovulate. Clomid should not be used indefinitely.
One reason for that is the possible increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. Several studies have looked into whether fertility drugs increase your odds of cancer. The good news is that most studies link infertility itself, and not Clomid use, to the higher risk of cancer. This means if Clomid helps you get pregnant, just getting pregnant and having a baby will decrease your cancer risk.
Even though research seems to indicate that infertility itself is the cause for increased cancer odds, just to be safe, most doctors recommend limiting treatment to 12 months.
Some prefer to be extra cautious and limit treatment to six months. There are reputable pharmacy websites where you can fill a prescription for Clomid, but you should never try taking Clomid without a doctor's supervision.
First of all, the only way to purchase Clomid without a prescription is via illegal and shady websites. You have no idea who is selling you the drugs and no way to know if you're getting Clomid or something else. Secondly, even though Clomid treatment is relatively simple, it is not for everyone, and it can be harmful. See in Google Maps. Skip to content.
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Doctors will usually prescribe one, two, three, or sometimes four pills to be taken at the same time each day, depending on how they think you will respond to the medicine. Some doctors will want you to come back for blood work to measure hormone levels or a transvaginal ultrasound to look at your ovarian follicles. This information can help them determine when you should begin having intercourse or have an intrauterine insemination.
It can also help them determine the appropriate dose for your next cycle. Your doctor may extend this if it takes a few cycles before they find the dose that works for you. Clomid is often prescribed to women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, which is a syndrome that can cause irregular or absent ovulation.
Not everyone will respond to this medication. Women with primary ovarian insufficiency, or early menopause, and women with absent ovulation due to low body weight or hypothalamic amenorrhea are most likely to not ovulate when taking Clomid.
Women with these conditions may need more intensive infertility treatment. Clomid is usually covered by your health insurance, when other fertility medications may not be. If you do not have insurance coverage for your medication, or are having difficulty paying for it, speak with your doctor about your options. While this medication is generally pretty safe, there are some side effects that you should be aware of. They include:. There is a slightly higher risk of having a multiple pregnancy when taking Clomid.
This rate is around 7 percent for twins, and below 0. You should speak with your doctor about this risk and whether you are able to carry twins or other multiples. They may suggest more aggressive monitoring if you are unwilling or unable to carry a twin pregnancy.
Clomid can also reduce the amount and quality of your cervical mucus.
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