Getting Pregnant Forum - Have Polycystic Ovaries, Not Ovulating And Taking Clomid

alc

replied on October 14th, 2005

New User

I dont have pcos, but I dont ovulate either non existant periods- my daughter was concieved on 100mg of clomid 3yrs ago.
We have been ttc#2 for 2 yrs now, clomid was not working on its own so my dr sent me to have ovarian drilling on my ovaries where each of my ovaries were pierced several times to help release the eggs.3 weeks after my period came on its own.. Now its just a waiting game for me to see af is going to be a 'regualr visiter'.
Maybe you could talk to your dr about ovarian drilling as it is becoming quiet common in ppl with pcos. Goodluck & loads of babydust to you.

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nnclyn

replied on October 15th, 2005

Experienced User

Clomid isn't generally helpful with pcos. I really would advise seeing a specialist for this. A reproductive endocrinologist. There are much better medications to help you than clomid. Metformin is one of them.

My advice to you is to see the specialist rather than an ob/gyn. They know exactly how to treat patients with pcos

best wishes to you!

Nancy edit

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Kenwood

replied on October 23rd, 2005

New User

Nnclyn

Hiya,

i have just read your reply to my message and thought to let you know that clomid hasn’t been to bad. I am now ovulating on a dose of 150mg. Im quite happy with the advise that my ob/gyn gave me. I don’t know whether you have has a bad experience with them, but here they are not too bad. But thanks for your hel;p though. Lets just hope we all get what we want to. Thanks

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nnclyn

replied on October 23rd, 2005

Experienced User

I wish you all the best with it! Clomid and pcos usually don't work well together...So it's great that you are ovulating on it!

Nancy
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thegaa

replied on November 2nd, 2005

New User

Very Successful Pcos And Clomid

Hi, just wanted to add a bit of encouragement. I have pcos and took clomid and was very successful in ovulating and even conceiving on the second go around. Timing and detail is very important when utilizing clomid.

Counting days to possible fertility opportunity, making love every other day, etc.

I am a mother to a 2 year old and was so pleased with my use of clomid (self educating is very important as well!).

Sincerely,

samantha

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mari999

replied on November 27th, 2005

New User

Clomid

How long were you on clomid before you got pregnant. I have been on it for two cycles. I've ovulated both times, but have not gotten pregnant yet. I am getting so desperate. To make things worse...I don't know how to explain it but in the last few months ones in a while I try to have sex with my husband but for some reason his thing doesn't get exited. Sometimes we wait and just talk about something else and then I start messing around with him and finally it works. Does anybody know what the problem might be. He is only 29 yrs old. This is making me feel worse. Can't get pregnant and now this. He says he can't understand why sometimes it doesn't work but he says it is not me. He thinks he is under stress. Please help. I don't think I can live like this. Sometimes I want to go away very far. We use to be so happy before we were trying to get pregnant but now my hormones are going crazy that I am not happy anymore. I just need some advise. I know what is wrong with me, but can't figure out what is wrong with him.
Please help!
Mari

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fatfamily02

replied on November 27th, 2005

Extremely eHealthy

Re: Clomid

mari999 wrote:

how long were you on clomid before you got pregnant. I have been on it for two cycles. I've ovulated both times, but have not gotten pregnant yet. I am getting so desperate. To make things worse...I don't know how to explain it but in the last few months ones in a while I try to have sex with my husband but for some reason his thing doesn't get exited. Sometimes we wait and just talk about something else and then I start messing around with him and finally it works. Does anybody know what the problem might be. He is only 29 yrs old. This is making me feel worse. Can't get pregnant and now this. He says he can't understand why sometimes it doesn't work but he says it is not me. He thinks he is under stress. Please help. I don't think I can live like this. Sometimes I want to go away very far. We use to be so happy before we were trying to get pregnant but now my hormones are going crazy that I am not happy anymore. I just need some advise. I know what is wrong with me, but can't figure out what is wrong with him.

Please help!

Mari

maybe he feels under pressure too, and that would make it harder for him to be into it, or maintain his erection, and possibly even prevent him from having erection at all. Just my guess hon. Good luck

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fatfamily02

replied on November 27th, 2005

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Hey, does clomid make it more common to have twins.??? Anyone know

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mari999

replied on November 27th, 2005

New User

Re: Clomid

fatfamily02 wrote:

mari999 wrote:

how long were you on clomid before you got pregnant. I have been on it for two cycles. I've ovulated both times, but have not gotten pregnant yet. I am getting so desperate. To make things worse...I don't know how to explain it but in the last few months ones in a while I try to have sex with my husband but for some reason his thing doesn't get exited. Sometimes we wait and just talk about something else and then I start messing around with him and finally it works. Does anybody know what the problem might be. He is only 29 yrs old. This is making me feel worse. Can't get pregnant and now this. He says he can't understand why sometimes it doesn't work but he says it is not me. He thinks he is under stress. Please help. I don't think I can live like this. Sometimes I want to go away very far. We use to be so happy before we were trying to get pregnant but now my hormones are going crazy that I am not happy anymore. I just need some advise. I know what is wrong with me, but can't figure out what is wrong with him.

Please help!

Mari

maybe he feels under pressure too, and that would make it harder for him to be into it, or maintain his erection, and possibly even prevent him from having erection at all. Just my guess hon. Good luck

fatfamily02,

thank you for responding back. I sure hope that is what is wrong. I guess men go through this too.
Thank you.
Mari

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fatfamily02

replied on November 27th, 2005

Extremely eHealthy

Re: Clomid

mari999 wrote:

fatfamily02 wrote:

mari999 wrote:

how long were you on clomid before you got pregnant. I have been on it for two cycles. I've ovulated both times, but have not gotten pregnant yet. I am getting so desperate. To make things worse...I don't know how to explain it but in the last few months ones in a while I try to have sex with my husband but for some reason his thing doesn't get exited. Sometimes we wait and just talk about something else and then I start messing around with him and finally it works. Does anybody know what the problem might be. He is only 29 yrs old. This is making me feel worse. Can't get pregnant and now this. He says he can't understand why sometimes it doesn't work but he says it is not me. He thinks he is under stress. Please help. I don't think I can live like this. Sometimes I want to go away very far. We use to be so happy before we were trying to get pregnant but now my hormones are going crazy that I am not happy anymore. I just need some advise. I know what is wrong with me, but can't figure out what is wrong with him.

Please help!

Mari

maybe he feels under pressure too, and that would make it harder for him to be into it, or maintain his erection, and possibly even prevent him from having erection at all. Just my guess hon. Good luck

fatfamily02,

thank you for responding back. I sure hope that is what is wrong. I guess men go through this too.

Thank you.

Mari

a man lives to "fix" everything for his woman, that is what he does, thats how he thinks. And he cant fix this for you and it could be making him feel very anxious too. And a woman just wants him to comfort her--not neccessarily fix it all the time. Mostly just wants him to listen, and comfort where needed. And he's always going about trying to fix it, cuz he "assumes" that is what we want if we are telling him about our problems.

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thegaa

replied on November 28th, 2005

New User

5% Or Less....

fatfamily02 wrote:

hey, does clomid make it more common to have twins.??? Anyone know

yes, but only slightly from what I have gathered. Some say about 5 % twins and even less than 1% for multiples beyond that.

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thegaa

replied on November 28th, 2005

New User

Re: Clomid

mari999 wrote:

how long were you on clomid before you got pregnant. I have been on it for two cycles. I've ovulated both times, but have not gotten pregnant yet. I am getting so desperate. To make things worse...I don't know how to explain it but in the last few months ones in a while I try to have sex with my husband but for some reason his thing doesn't get exited. Sometimes we wait and just talk about something else and then I start messing around with him and finally it works. Does anybody know what the problem might be. He is only 29 yrs old. This is making me feel worse. Can't get pregnant and now this. He says he can't understand why sometimes it doesn't work but he says it is not me. He thinks he is under stress. Please help. I don't think I can live like this. Sometimes I want to go away very far. We use to be so happy before we were trying to get pregnant but now my hormones are going crazy that I am not happy anymore. I just need some advise. I know what is wrong with me, but can't figure out what is wrong with him.

Please help!

Mari

dearest mari,

i am sorry your hurting right now. I would like to encourage you also that our husbands are definetly affected by the want to get pregnant without success. He probably does feel pressure and can't understand why his body is reacting this way too. Be patient and encouraging as there could be nothing worse for a man than having erectile dysfunction (for whatever reason!). If you can try to make this more an adventure than work, it may lighten the mood.

If I may say so, you are only able to show up and try for conception, the rest is up to god, fertility and the help of our wonderful doctors.

I wonder if you have been diagnosed with pcos? What interferes with ov if you know?

Be encouraged and of good cheer, you are not alone in this.

Sam

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cor15

replied on November 29th, 2005

New User

Re: Clomid

mari999 wrote:

how long were you on clomid before you got pregnant. I have been on it for two cycles. I've ovulated both times, but have not gotten pregnant yet. I am getting so desperate. To make things worse...I don't know how to explain it but in the last few months ones in a while I try to have sex with my husband but for some reason his thing doesn't get exited. Sometimes we wait and just talk about something else and then I start messing around with him and finally it works. Does anybody know what the problem might be. He is only 29 yrs old. This is making me feel worse. Can't get pregnant and now this. He says he can't understand why sometimes it doesn't work but he says it is not me. He thinks he is under stress. Please help. I don't think I can live like this. Sometimes I want to go away very far. We use to be so happy before we were trying to get pregnant but now my hormones are going crazy that I am not happy anymore. I just need some advise. I know what is wrong with me, but can't figure out what is wrong with him.

Please help!

Mari

hello mari, try vitamin e & vitamin c for your husband, and for you who are ttc take vitamin e & folic acid. And live a stress free life, don't think it seriously. Good luck

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Debb75

replied on December 21st, 2005

Experienced User

Clomid

Hi kenwood, I was also on clomid, 100 mg and it didn't help. I am unto my second, this time is 150mg. I also have pcos and am really afraid that clomid didn't work for me.
How are you now?

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acoles70

replied on December 29th, 2005

Experienced User

Pcos And Clomid Work For Some!

I have pcos and without any fertility meds got preggo with my son, carried him to term. We have been trying over 2 years for #2. Some women with pcos don't respond to clomid. As a sufferer of pcos of many years I have done my research. Here are the options I think you should consider:
(1) let him put you on metformin (glucophage) even if you aren't insulin resistant. This medicine at the right dose (normally 1500mg-2000mg) can make you ovulate. Women with pcos also have a high rate of miscarriage. Glucophage lowers the risk of miscarriage for pcos women. Pcos respond v.E.R.Y well to glucophage and clomid. I have done two rounds of clomid, while taking only 1000mg of glucophage. I ovulated both times.
(2) another thing very important in conceiving when you have pcos is weight. Extra weight on women with pcos causes them to not ovulate. When I got preggo with my son, I was at my "ideal" weight. Now I can't get preggo and I believe it has alot to do with my weight, as do all the doctors I have spoken with. If you are overweight a 10% body weight loss increases your chances of conception by almost double. So if you weigh 160 pounds, if you lost 16 lbs your body would have a better chance of ovualting.
Good luck !

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Debb75

replied on December 29th, 2005

Experienced User

Acole, thanks. Really appreicated the advise. I am so envious that you have a son. I am still trying. I guessed pcos have various degree and yours may not be that bad. I know of another friend who has pco and got preg. For me, I also have a retroverted uterus, so maybe it is not possible for me to be preggie....:(. How often do you have to take metformin, is it like how you would take clomid?

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acoles70

replied on December 29th, 2005

Experienced User

I take metformin (glucophage) every day. If I don't my insulin level skyrockets. The first time I went to the doctor, when I knew something was wrong (i had gained 60 lbs after the birth of my son). They checked everything. My insulin level was almost double what it should have been. They thought I was a diabetic. Only by the grace of god i'm not. I caught in just in time. I take 1500mg of metformin everyday, not really to conceive but to stay alive. My son is a miracle. I myself get envious of other people with lots of children. I think it is a part of infertility. I want so bad to give my little boy a brother or sister. I have a moderate degree of pcos. I am insulin resistant. I don't really have the male hormone problem, but my left ovary is very polycystic, whereas my right is somewhat clear. I will pray for your miracle. It can happen, don't ever lose your faith. I believe god has put me on this path for a reason. And when you do get pregnant you will have more of a bond with your child because of the struggles of infertility.
Ashlee

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aaishah1

replied on February 8th, 2009

New User

Clomid

I used clomid taking 3pills a day 150mg went to the doctor on my 12th day after my period and she gave me an ultra sound in my vagina to see my ovaries ,,ok so my eggs was small she said,,so now she whats me to come back when my next period come on to get an injection??anyone no about this i think i also have pcos,,and she advise me to loose weight,Im so upset im 31 now ,,and advice

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msalin7

replied on March 13th, 2009

New User

Clomid vs Metformin

I have been trying for 2 months now first with Metformin which made me very sick so I stopped taking it and my Dr prescribed clomid and I took 50mg no ovulation... now I am on 100mg I dont have any of those crazy symptoms women talk about and Im on day 3 of the clomid... a little dizziness but not bad, I will deal, I think the best encouragement I can give is that you need to not just take the medication but also believe that God is working and he knows whats in your heart, pray for that miracle ask him and he will hear you. I know he is working on me and my husband so hopefully we are blessed with our own miracle soon. Good luck ladies!

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