Clomid for swaying: more odds of multiples?

[Dana-Alicia]

I got clomid now, but am still not sure if I have pcos or not. My cycle has suddenly returned to normal again after taking the morning after pill last month: 21 days. I was really hoping that a boost of hormones would work to get my cycle back to normal and it seemed to have worked So let's assume now I don't have pcos, I ovulate on my own just fine and I'm taking clomid, would that mean I have more chance of multiples? It seems to make sense, as I pop my own eggs, so with clomid I could pop more?? I would be happy (and worried) with twins, but triplets or more are absolutely terrifying!! They say the odds of twins are about 8% when not ovulating on your own and 1% for triplets, but can't find any data on normal fertile women that are using clomid. What do you girls think?

[bunnywabbit]

A few girls who have tried Clomid have gone on to have multiples, however it isn't always the case. It's certainly something to take into consideration before using!

[Mum23boys1982]

My GP pre-warned me about this...he said it sounds like I'm ovulating on my own (I showed him what I'd tracked on FF) but I should take the clomid to improve my egg quality and hormone production or something like that..but the % is still low for multiples for my situation.

I start next cycle so we shall see!

Best of luck x

[atomic sagebrush]

8% of everyone according to what I was told by a pharmacist. They like to say things on line but this matches up pretty closely with our results. Lots of ladies took Clomid, a few sets of twins. We have also seen more twins with pink sways without Clomid too. Never had a set of triplets.

Most people who do Clomid are actually ovulating on their own, they have unexplained infertility or short LP or long cycles. Very few people who take Clomid as an overall percentage are not ovulating.

People with severe PCOS may be more liikely to have multiples but they are anyway.

[Dana-Alicia]

Ok that's quite a relief, thanks!

[nuthinbutpink]

Are you taking it as prescribed by a doctor? Are you being monitored??

You should never take clomid unmonitored with PCOS. You familiars with Jon and Kate plus 8?? Clomid babies. All 6 of them.

[atomic sagebrush]

Monitoring on Clomid is by far the ideal situation and my preference too.

The problem is that doctors are just handing out Clomid willy nilly without monitoring to people with PCOS and in much higher doses than they should be using. And at the same time are refusing to give it to people who it's medically indicated for (esp. in Europe and the UK) It's a big dilemma!!

[Mum23boys1982]

I fall I to the category of unmonitored...though I'm not too worried about it at the moment.

I'm sure there must be other factors at play there also. Usually when people have been prescribed clomid it's because they're having trouble conceiving and are probably doing a whole host of other things to improve their fertility and chances of conception alongside the clomid (pre-Natals, fish oils and healthy diets, pre-seed and eating more in general spring to mind) Which I am not doing, not straight off anyway.

But you can never say never can you! It's a gamble. Though probably a lot more riskier for people who take unprescribed clomid. That's whole other can of worms x

[sammysam]

there can be all sorts of complications on clomid, including hyperstimulation. why GP's are even allowed to give out clomid without being monitored is beyond me. its just not worth it. its a pretty full on drug and I think too many people are just given it 'just because'. too many GP's think they know what they are doing, when, I'n my opinion, they should be referring to a specialist instead.
oh and just thought id mention that I happen to be one of those small percent that don't actually ovulate. even when my body attempts to, it isn't right. so I thank my lucky stars for clomid

[nuthinbutpink]

If you are acquiring and taking clomid without doctor supervision, that is foolish. If you are PCOS and doing that, that is very foolish.