[tmsncbs07]

Hello all. My doctor put me on Clomiphene (Clomid) 50MG/Day. I have read a few things about it on the internet but I want to know how it really works for real women. I am plus size and I don't have a regular period and I PCOS, I have heard it helps with the PCOS... does it really? I am new at this so I'm sorry if this is a little different from how its supposed to be.

[girliegirl1]

GOOD LUCK!! My daughter was a clomid baby!! I took the 50mg for one month and it did the trick!! She was a healthy 7lbs 3oz and was born March 29th 2009.

GOOD LUCK!!!!

[tmsncbs07]

WOW! Only 1 month.... I hope that works for me too....

[sp2arky]

I was put on Clomid back in August 2007, after the first cycle I was pregnant. I had a little girl (Isabella) back in May 2008 - 8lbs, 8 ounces. My DH and I are trying again. This time I am on my last of three cycles of clomid. We are in the two week wait right now, so hopefully the third time will be the charm!
I was also diagnosed with PCOS. I am working on losing weight now, in hopes that will help with the TTC process. I have heard that using a Glycemic Index diet helps a lot of PCOS women lose weight and concieve with out medications.
Good luck in your TTC!

[quagmire8]

I took clomid and have a set of healthy boy/girl twins as a result! It took 4 cycles of clomid to achieve pregnancy. My doctor was only going to allow me to take it for 3 cycles because it can affect the uterine lining, but in the end, she allowed another cycle as long as I took 5 days of estrogen following the clomid to assist in making a healthy lining. Good luck to you!

[wanna be a young mother]

Clomid doesn't "help" with PCOS. It just forces your body to ovulate. The only thing that can really help PCOS is metformin which in combo with Clomid can help restore your fertility and prevent a m/c. Women with PCOS are insulin resisitant which is what causes you not to have periods, ovulate, gain weight..etc. and Metformin helps with the insulin problems.

There is no "magic pill" for PCOS. It's something you have to deal with everyday. The best thing you can do to help yourself get pregnant is work on weight loss and getting healthy. Weight loss can also lower insulin levels.

Another problem with PCOS and Clomid is you usually need a higher does (over 50mg) to ovulate or get pregnant and the higher your dose of Clomid the harder it is to conceive (because a higher dose can cause cervix mucus to repell sperm).

I'm not saying you can't get pregnant with 50mg of Clomid while having PCOS (it does happen) BUT if your PCOS is not under control (either with diet and working out or Metformin) your chance of a m/c is going to be higher. Most PCOS women on here have had a few m/c before finally gettting pregnant.

I wish you the best. TTC with PCOS is not easy. It took us 5 years (27 months of which we did fertility treatments) and IVF to have my DD Nevaeh and FET (and another 15 months) to have our twins.

I've done over 15 Clomid cycles in my life and another 8 injectable/IUI cycles. It's not easy getting pregnant with PCOS but just remember it will happen in time. Don't give up no matter how long it takes b/c someday you will have that baby you want so bad.

(With DD#1 my PCOS wasn't fully under control and I lost my DD's twin at 6 weeks. I delivered her at 35w6d due to low fluid levels. She was 5lbs 10oz. With my twins I lost 40lbs and started to take Metformin (2,000mg). We did a frozen embryo transfer and both stuck this time. I made it to 36w1d (which is considered full term for twins) and they were 5lbs 4oz and 5lbs 3oz. So even a little weight loss and an increase in meds can make a big difference..)

[Going4Two]

I am currently on my third cycle of Clomid (100 mg CD 3-7) I was on 50 mg my first cycle but produced no mature eggs. My second cycle I went up to 100mg and had 2 good follicles. Unfortunatley, we didn't catch either egg. I go on Wednesday for an ultrasound. Hoping that there are some good ones this time around. I will also probably get the HCG trigger shot also. Anyways...hope it works for you right away! Good luck!

[TaniaT]

Hey.
A statistical view: about ¾ of women that are not ovulating will ovulate on Clomid at some dosing level, and as much as half women that ovulate with Clomid also get pregnant with it.
Women who are younger than 35 and have PCOS have about a 10 to 15% chance for pregnancy per cycle with Clomid treatment and this statistics stays the same for about 3-4 months, which means that if they ovulate with Clomid and if sperm and fallopian tubes are normal, they do have 10-15% chance of getting pregnant for the first 4 months (menstrual cycles) on Clomid.

So, I would say the odds are on your side!

There 10% chances you will have twins

I wish you all the best!