irregular periods

amanda32 · Post by **amanda32** » Sun Jul 13, 2003 10:53 am

hi my periods last for 5 days.and mycycles range from 36 days to 59 days i would like to here from anyone who has the same problem,has anyone got any ideas on how to get periods back to normal. Ive been told i can be given clomiphene but im not sure how it works so if anyone out there can give me some advice i would appreciate it and can you tell me how good clomiphene is.thankyou amanda.

nicolam · Post by **nicolam** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 1:03 pm

Hi Amanda I'm an old timer on this site having been through various treatments, but have similar periods to you. My GP initially put me on Clomid which encourages ovulation. I did three runs - had two perfectly timed cycles of 30, but the last one was 60, so don't know what happened there! I later went to a specialist and they discovered I had polycystic ovaries, which causes the irregularity. Don't remember any side effects, except feeling some very definite ovulation going on - not painful, but a bit annoying. When I did it a couple of years ago, you could only have a maximum of six months tries on it. If you do have PCO or PCOS, there's another drug called Metformin, which can also do the trick (it's usually used for diabetics). Unfortunately, despite all this, we discovered it to be a male thing as well, so it got more complicated. So in your case, Clomid is well worth a try - anything to avoid the IVF business which should be a last resort only. Good luck with it all. Nicola x

amanda32 · Post by **amanda32** » Sat Jul 19, 2003 8:18 am

hi nicola i read what you wrote and ive taken the advice but ive also put myself on a diet loosing some weight might also help but once again thanks for the great advice.love amanda