https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:55:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/continue-clomid#post-1530534 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:25:05 +0000 wedmed 1530534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purplepumps: thanks for the feedback on light period after taking prog supp- I guess i thought it would also be heavy since the prog builds up the lining</p> <p>@littleK: i haven't had a blood test but many neg HPTs :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/continue-clomid#post-1530521 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:18:18 +0000 wedmed 1530521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all for your responses- it makes me feel a lot better to have some other opinions on the issue.</p> <p>I decided not to take the prometrium (an oral progesterone) am feel like it was the right decision. I feel like I'm going to ovulate soonish as my cervical mucous seems to be changing like it usually does so I'll be doing home OPK to see. </p> <p>I think I'm def going to plan to do monitoring this cycle- what CD do they usually do the first Ultrasound? I am due to have my cyst checked again this month anyways so I need at least one US this month. I'm hoping its gone and that I no longer have the endometrioma but who knows- maybe will be worse after the clomid?</p> <p>@catchafallingstar: I am worried about needing a lap for the endometrioma. My RE didn't say anything about needing one when I saw her but that is a concern of mine. Esp with no other reason to explain why in the last months despite perfectly normal cycles and labs we're not preg! I do have moderate menstrual cramps each month and constipation at times- not sure that means anything. Did you have an symptoms from endometriosis? </p> <p>My right side is normal so I guess I've been hoping that despite whats going on with my left ovary I could still get preg if I ovulate on the right. That's actually why I was agreeable to clomid in the first place to try to ramp up my ovulation to get it to happen on right each month but now I just feel it made everything worse.</p> <p>Thanks again for all your comments. Really helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/continue-clomid#post-1530232 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 15:19:49 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 1530232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wedmed: Since you have an endometrioma, you probably need a laparoscopy. I just had mine a month ago. Endometrioma usually indicate sever endo, which I had. It was blocking the egg from leaving the ovary, so getting pregnant would have been 100% impossible. Now that it's removed, it's possible and we can start fresh. Without the laparoscopy, I would have never gotten pregnant, I would also stop taking Clomid... there's no point in taking it if the egg can't get to where it needs to go. XOXO </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/continue-clomid#post-1530037 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:21:35 +0000 littlek 1530037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wedmed: I would call the dr and request a blood test to see if you are pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/continue-clomid#post-1530035 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:20:10 +0000 Jenn23 1530035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping this up for you so hopefully some others can weigh in!</p> <p>I don't have any actual advice, since I didn't have this experience before, but I just wanted to say welcome and wishing you all the best. If you think that was your period, perhaps you don't need to take that medicine. Could you do OPK's over the next few days to see if you do ovulate? Hope someone can help! </p> <p>I agree with HappyGal above. I do recommend monitored cycles. Clomid without monitoring can be very risky (high order multiples possible) and you don't know how your lining is, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/continue-clomid#post-1525940 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:27:48 +0000 Happygal 1525940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Frustrating! </p> <p>I think an important step is to move to a monitored cycle so you can have more information to work with to help you make decisions. That way you can know if you ovulate, how many follicles you have on Clomid, if it's thinning out your lining, if your cyst is ok. Give Clomid another shot when you know everything with your schedules can line up well and you're monitored. </p> <p>What you described is a normal period for me, so I wouldn't want to take the Prometrium. I'm not a doctor though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/continue-clomid#post-1525879 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:14:36 +0000 BSB 1525879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wedmed: Welcome to HB and to our IF boards.</p> <p>I have only taken femera and just started my first dose of clomid for a clomid challenge test, so I don't have much experience with clomid. </p> <p>As for prometrium, I actually never heard of that med before.</p> <p>Anyway, I hope someone here can help you. </p> <p>So sorry about feeling frustrated. Hugs!! I was frustrated with my RE and decided to find a new RE. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/continue-clomid#post-1525877 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:14:20 +0000 PurplePumps 1525877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can't the doctor do a blood test to see if that was a very light period or if you really need the prometrium? If your progesterone levels have dropped, I would assume that you are in the beginning of a cycle again and that was indeed a light period. I'm not sure why he would suggest that when I feel like it could be determined what part of your cycle you are on.</p> <p>I took progesterone supplements last month as well with Clomid and my period did not come until after I stopped the supplements and I was shocked at how short it was too! It was basically 2 days, which is unusual for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/continue-clomid#post-1525835 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:05:14 +0000 wedmed 1525835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi- I'm new to this group but wanted to quickly share my story and hopefully get some feedback on how I should proceed.</p> <p>My husband (30yo) and I (30yo) have been TTC for the first time for ~9 months. We had a fertility workup done and everything was normal except I was found to have an ovarian cyst and a questionable small endometrioma both on the left. I have perfectly normal 28 day cycles and get an LH surge every month on day 14. Given our difficulty conceiving OB recommended either clomid/IUI or both, but asked that I see an RE to see if safe to due clomid with my cyst. RE did feel it was safe. Also recommended I try progresterone suppositories as I usually get some spotting post-ovulation day 10 or 11. Last month by time we saw RE missed the clomid window do just did IUI and prog. Got BFN and very heavy period which started before I even stopped prog right on time CD 28. This month I did clomid but husband was traveling for work so missed doing IUI. Got LH surge day 14 and used prog again. This time no period came on CD 28, stopped prog and had just a VERY light period but with normal menstrual cramps 3 days later, last only 2 days. Called RE and see if that was OK- now wants me to take prometrium for 7 days to induce period and reset my cycle. </p> <p>I'm so frustrated because I feel like the clomid really messed up my cycle. Not sure I sure really need to take the prometrium because maybe that was my period just very light and don't want to further mess up my cycle. If that was a real period I'm now CD 8 and may be getting ready to ovulate. If I take prometrium will likely mess that up. Just feel so sad to be missing a cycle, but not sure what the right thing is to do about prometrium.</p> <p>Also wondering if I should just stop clomid and just do monitored cycles with IUI since I was so regular and ovulating every month- feel like maybe the hormones are making things worse. Also my RE is not monitoring my cycles which I think she is doing to help cut back on cost but I feel like I have no idea what happened with the clomid and why my period is so different this month :(</p> <p>Any thoughts- should I take the prometrium? am I giving up on Clomid too soon? Anyone have a similar experience? </p>