https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:21:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1647700 Tue, 20 May 2014 16:34:32 +0000 tequiero21 1647700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Seems sketchy to me. One thing if he never heard of clomid, but it is commonly used for performance enhancing drug. There have been exemptions. He should have gone thru the proper channels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644659 Mon, 19 May 2014 12:32:10 +0000 theotherstark 1644659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. </p> <p>@Sunshine1810: Makes sense!</p> <p>@sunny: Yes, this! And particularly the drug that is the most popular performance-enhancing among athletes!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644626 Mon, 19 May 2014 12:19:31 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1644626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm on the fence. While I do feel bad that his fertility struggles are being made public, it's likely written in his contract that he had to go through a specific process in order to be able to legally take that drug. I understand everyone's reaction that they couldn't imagine having to clear a medication with an employer before taking it, but he signed a contract stating that he would. It's his own fault that he's in this situation when it could have been easily avoided. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644605 Mon, 19 May 2014 12:11:45 +0000 sunny 1644605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's sad that his struggles were made public but shouldn't professional athletes check on *every* drug just to be sure!? I think I would if my livelihood depended upon a clean drug test and so many banned drugs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644597 Mon, 19 May 2014 12:09:35 +0000 Sunshine1810 1644597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@theotherstark: He definitely should have gone through the proper channels first. I have heard of urologists prescribing clomid for their patients so it does happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644592 Mon, 19 May 2014 12:08:13 +0000 Jenn23 1644592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Athletes know what drugs they can take or not and if they aren't sure, they are supposed to check, so if he isn't allowed to take that while playing, than I guess he'll pay the consequences. I would think he would know since the article stated that Clomid is one of the most common banned substances that has been taken by athletes. It'll be interesting to see any future follow-ups on this matter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644582 Mon, 19 May 2014 12:06:03 +0000 spaniellove 1644582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@theotherstark: Yeah, it amazes me that he said he only asked the doctor about the drug and didn't think to get it cleared with anyone else. Wouldn't any trustworthy doctor say "you should check with someone who knows"? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644566 Mon, 19 May 2014 12:02:12 +0000 theotherstark 1644566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Ah, you're right. I misread! I was like wtf that is crazy?! Haha. </p> <p>It's all so interesting. It just seems insane that an NFL athlete would not go through the appropriate channels for something like this - he had to have known this would happen. Right?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644556 Mon, 19 May 2014 11:58:41 +0000 spaniellove 1644556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@theotherstark: I think he meant the doctor has been using it for that long? It seems like the doctor is a urologist so while it's feasible that he could handle male infertility it doesn't look like that's his specialty. But I don't know if someone could just glance at a website and say "nope, he doesn't treat that". I'm sure his wife has some right to privacy but if they went through IF there must be a record of them both being treated? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644533 Mon, 19 May 2014 11:50:09 +0000 theotherstark 1644533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very interesting. </p> <p>If he was taking it exclusively for fertility purposes, then I feel bad that it has been made so public, but it sounds pretty sketchy to me. He is an NFL athlete and knows the type of issues these medications can cause, so it just doesn't make sense that he wouldn't clear it with the appropriate people ahead of time. And I think the article said that the physician he was going to didn't handle fertility treatments? Which I suppose isn't a huge deal (do regular physicians prescribe Clomid, or does that mainly come from REs?), but definitely doesn't help his case. </p> <p>I wonder how long Clomid stays in the system? It says his wife is currently pregnant, so presumably he wouldn't have needed to continue his dosage.</p> <p>Also, the article quotes his agent as saying that Mathis has been taking Clomid as a fertility drug "for 20-plus years." Um. What?? He's 33 years old. He's been taking a fertility drug since he was 13? That doesn't make much sense to me... I know some women can take things like that from a young age to regulate periods, etc., but I have never heard of a man taking something like that so early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644523 Mon, 19 May 2014 11:44:54 +0000 spaniellove 1644523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sunshine1810: I don't understand why they're going on about Clomid having no medically approved therapeutic uses, because it's such a widely used drug. But if there were ways for players to get exemptions beforehand to use it and he knew how it all worked, unfortunately he should have gotten the exemption first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644498 Mon, 19 May 2014 11:33:30 +0000 MamaMoose 1644498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is a process in place where he could have and should have request an exception prior to use. While it's foreign to most of us to need an employer's permission to take medicine all NFL players are made well aware of the rules. When my husband was playing I can't tell you how many times a random dude would show up at our door to watch my husband pee in a cup. It's a bummer for Robert Mathis but he knew he would be tested regularly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644492 Mon, 19 May 2014 11:30:42 +0000 lazypanda 1644492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would hate to have that aired out in public. But looking at the bright side, their situation helps highlight how real it is for many couples facing infertility. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644488 Mon, 19 May 2014 11:28:32 +0000 BSB 1644488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, wow. Sucks for him and his wife if he is telling the truth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644414 Mon, 19 May 2014 11:03:59 +0000 Sunshine1810 1644414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: Me either!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644405 Mon, 19 May 2014 11:00:53 +0000 swedishfish 1644405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sunshine1810: I can't imagine having a job where I need permission to take a medication. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644398 Mon, 19 May 2014 10:59:03 +0000 Sunshine1810 1644398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: I would think so too, and it sounds like he did provide the documentation, but the NFL is saying it doesn't matter because he needed to go through the process before actually taking the Clomid. I can understand that as well, there are procedures... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644391 Mon, 19 May 2014 10:57:19 +0000 swedishfish 1644391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would think it would be pretty easy to prove to the NFL that he took Clomid for infertility related reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644376 Mon, 19 May 2014 10:52:55 +0000 spaniellove 1644376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's tough...I don't know a whole lot about the world of pro sports but assume he should have known to go through the proper channels before taking meds, especially one that's known for being a performance-enhancing drug. It wouldn't be fair to have to tell them about going through IF, but it would still be less public than going through this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644366 Mon, 19 May 2014 10:51:18 +0000 Snowdrop 1644366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he is telling the truth this is an awful thing to happen. I've heard quite a lot about clomid for men, plus like you say, many fertility drugs are used off label. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/robert-mathis-of-the-colts-suspended-for-clomid-use#post-1644305 Mon, 19 May 2014 10:34:35 +0000 Sunshine1810 1644305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband sent me this article today about Robert Mathis' four game suspension for Clomid use: <a href="http://deadspin.com/robert-mathis-picks-a-ped-fight-with-the-nfl-hes-not-go-1578394706?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&#038;utm_source=deadspin_twitter&#038;utm_medium=socialflow" rel="nofollow">http://deadspin.com/robert-mathis-picks-a-ped-fight-with-the-nfl-hes-not-go-1578394706?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&#038;utm_source=deadspin_twitter&#038;utm_medium=socialflow</a></p> <p>Before I actually read the article, I immediately felt for him as I was sure that it was embarrassing making the fertility struggles he and his wife were having, public. I can't even imagine if DH and I had to do a press release about ours!! </p> <p>I also felt that it was unfair that the NFL was commenting on Clomid not being FDA approved for male infertility. I know a lot of people whose husbands have used Clomid even though it's not FDA approved for that use. I am using Lupron for my current IVF cycle, and it's not FDA approved for IVF, though widely used for that purpose.</p> <p>However, in continuing to read, I was surprised to see that Clomid is one of the most popular performance enhancing drugs used in sports.</p> <p>I would hope that Mathis is telling the truth, but I guess you never know. If he is being truthful, I do feel bad that he and his wife's struggles to conceive had to be made so public, but also understand that the NFL has rules and protocols to follow. </p> <p>What does everyone think? </p>