Clomid for swaying: more odds of multiples?

[atomic sagebrush]

Girls, if you're doing it it is always at your own risk and it is by far and away better to have it under a doctor's supervison.

BUT be aware that your doctor handing you a prescription for Clomid and sending you on your way is NOT MONITORING. And it is not just GP's that are doing this, it's OB's and RE's too and it is happening in every country. If you have PCOS you should have ultrasound monitoring. If you are taking more than 50 mg you should have ultrasound monitoring.

[Hitmebabyonemoretime]

I'm another one who didn't have any monitoring - in fact my OB who handed over the rx said flat out they don't do that here (in our area) and it's the bigger clinics that do it. I took my chances. I have no idea what or how many I've got cooking yet lol
I took it for swaying but then learned I had a short lp so I was glad I was on it.


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[atomic sagebrush]

I would estimate a solid 70% of ladies are being given Clomid by a doctor with no monitoring. An additional 20% who actually should be given Clomid because it's medically indicated because they have really long cycles or really short LP or both, are being refused for no reason (especially in the UK for some reason). Only 10% of the people who have their doctors monitoring them and it's often at the patient's insistence. :/

[ImmiNAddi]

I have taken it this cycle (days 2-6, 50mg) and today on CD15, after having my blood test (being monitored) the Dr has rung and told me not to have sex as my Estrogen is too high (over 4000). I am getting an ultrasound done first thing in the morning to see what is happening....
If there are only 2 eggs, does that mean that I will def get twins if I BD tomorrow? (Ovulation due tomorrow). I really don't want twins! Just in case they are both boys!!

[atomic sagebrush]

No, it doesn't mean that at all and most doctors who have monitored my swayers have told EVERYONE of whom I am aware of, to go ahead with two eggs. Some docs told people who had 3 eggs to go ahead and TTC. There were only two people who were told not to BD and those were ladies with 4 eggs (and one lady with 4 eggs was told to TTC by her doctor and did not even get pregnant)

[ImmiNAddi]

Had my ultrasound and there were only 2 eggs, both large and ready to pop. The slightly larger one could of been pumping out extra estrogen so that is where my high numbers could of come from. There was a tiny 3rd one but it was not in the race at all.

[Boyzmommy]

I hope its ur month immi



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[Dana-Alicia]

Had my ultrasound and there were only 2 eggs, both large and ready to pop. The slightly larger one could of been pumping out extra estrogen so that is where my high numbers could of come from. There was a tiny 3rd one but it was not in the race at all.

What did your dr advice you to do? I think the odds of twins are still slim? Is the estrogen bad for getting pregnant or was your dr alarmed because it means there are too many eggs?

[ImmiNAddi]

What did your dr advice you to do? I think the odds of twins are still slim? Is the estrogen bad for getting pregnant or was your dr alarmed because it means there are too many eggs?

My Dr was surprised that there were only 2 eggs. She said she thought I had about 4 in there. She said to get Bd'ing asap. She didn't say anything about chances of multiples, I kinda forgot to ask... whoops... prob should of thought of that... Fingers crossed only 1 makes it! I didn't add another attempt. She said I could totally get pregnant from my 3 day cut off attempt and that it would be better odds for a girl (I think she believes the timing thing - boys swim fast, girls are slow etc).
So we will see in about another week if it all worked for me!

[ImmiNAddi]

In addition to the above ^^ she also said that she had not long come back from a fertility conference and that the stats for pregnancy's from a 3 and 2 day cut off was surprisingly high to all the Dr's there. She said it was something like a 70% conception rate for a 3 day cut off and not necessarily too much higher for a day before O attempt - so that made me feel much better as I was worried my attempt was too far out from Ovulation