Just finished my 2nd Clomid dose and am feeling bloated and uncomfortable in the womb area, like someone is wrenching my insides around (must be about to ovulate I think - hubby on call!!). Last month was my first on Clomid and my 21 day test came back as 98!! My doctor said I definitely ovulated.
Why oh why then did I not get pregnant as we were trying even harder than ever. It's all Sooooooooooo frustrating. I am going to demand a PCT at my next appointment if I have not conceived by then, as there surely must be a problem with me killing off the sperm!!! Anyone else experienced this?
Hi Teresa
I am on my 4th cycle of Clomid and I have only ovulated twice one at 42 and the other at 55 so yours seems to be very high indeed!... Can I ask what's a PCT? My doctor has put me on another 6 months of clomid because he is convinced it's going to work!. I have been monitoring my cycles every month and I know when I am ovulating, it's around day 12 or 13 and it can be quite painful.
I was told by the first hospital that I was also killing off the sperm, or that we were allergic to each other!
However, at barts, where I go now, I have been told that is a myth because they don't know how to explain it. At the time, however, they showed it to me under a microscope and it certainly looked like that. I did a post coital test at the first place, but in some clinics they say it is not worth it as it doesn't mean much.
I tried Clomid once while doing IUI but I had flashing lights in front of my eyes and had to stop. I also produced too many follicles and it could have been dangerous,.
Does that mean you are trying naturally or doing IUI?
We're trying naturally at the moment. The clinic said I could go on to the next stage if the 3 rounds of Clomid don't work - but I'm not sure about IUI ir IVF. I'd prefer whichever is more likely to work whatever the cost.
You are thinking in exactly the same as I was before. Do you have unexplained infertility then>
AS my DP and I were both tested for everything they could think of and they could find nothing, we could not understand why I didn't get pregnant.
We have been paying for IUI and now for IVF, because I didn't want to wait more on the waiting list.
We tried IUI once on Clomid as I said, and I had to stop after two days. Then naturally twice. I felt so positive it would work as I have regular periods, his sperm count was supposedly great, etc. But nothing. Then one IUI with injections and it still didn't work.
We are now doing IVF, well I have just started.
I said I would do anything that was more likely to work but the clinic persuaded me to try IUI first as we had no physical problems as it is less invasive, so would be nicer to work that way.
Now we feel we have no choice.
Good luck with everything. I am sure something will work
Tania we could be twins!! I suppose to a degree we are at the mercy of the clinic, they have their timetables and set tests to work to, it just makes you scream when there is no definite explanation. At least of there was, it would be easier to remedy.
At the moment it feels as if someone is grabbing my ovaries and squeezing very hard - even walking and getting jogged around in the car are painful so I think I should ovulate very soon.
I think Barts, my hospital all seem to know me , I think I became a bit of a pain in the xxxx. I was always ringing. Also after the few failed IUIs i wanted to start IVF immediately. Well I feel like I missed IUI as it would have fallen about xmas day so I couldn't do that month. Then I had to have a hysteroscopy, to dilate my cervix. This was basically because they always had problems with the little rod thing, when inserting the sperm. They said it would make IVF easy, easier access. But because of that, I couldn't start for another month, so I was going mad. They said I didn't have to have the operation but it may increase my chances, so I did.
Then the clinic is closing for two weeks in April so they aren't doing any transfers. Luckily mine falls when they are back at work. But I got so impatient
I think they will persuade you to try IUI, as it is more natural. I would have prefered it to work with that.
All I seem to do is imagine that it works.
I wanted to have children the same ages as my sisters. They are now 1 and 2. My sister and I are very close and it would have been nice.
