Clomid...

I received the results from my HSG which came back normal. My remaining Fallopian tube and uterus were ready to start the journey to motherhood. My fertility specialist encouraged me to continue to eat healthy and lose weight as did my oncologist as this was a very vital aspect of my fertility. She also encouraged that I begin a prenatal vitamin. This was news to me because I thought you only took them once you conceived however this is now highly encouraged for women trying to conceive. 

So finally once the blood results were back and clearance from my oncologist was received I was given the green light to conceive. This process does require your mate to be involved to rule out any problems from both parties. We learned without being too graphic there were certainly no problems there. Once all of the results were in we started with a very noninvasive measure. In April of 2016 I took my first prescription pill to aid in this process of conception. My doctor informed me there are multiple prescription pills out there however she wanted to first start with Clomid which is typically the first course of action any fertility specialist take when you are in their care.  Clomid is the street name for this drug but it is actually called Clomifene. It is used to treat women who are trying to get pregnant and that are not ovulating properly. So in lamest terms in helps regulate your ovulation. It helps produce more hormones than normal that ultimately stimulate your ovaries to ovulate.

 Although this was not the case for me in this instance however many women who have PCOS or other inovulatory problems must take progesterone to bring down their cycle. It is not until your cycle comes that you begin taking Clomid. Depending on the fertility specialist and your own history is when they will decide which days of your cycle you will begin the Clomid. Some doctors advise that you take it cycle days 3-7 or 5-9. It has been said that days 3-7 produces more eggs and days 5-9 produces possibly less but more mature and quality eggs. My fertility specialist decided in my case we would try cycle days 5-9. On the next post I will discuss the side effects of Clomid, the dose (in mg) and the next steps of the process.