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Good luck Sabrina! When do you go to the doctor for an ultrasound? I go on Tuesday. The last 2 times I have had 3 follicles.

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Thanks Christy. They have not done an u/s to check for follicles. I'm still seeing my ob/gyn. I did have an ultrasound to check for other stuff and I seem perfectly fine. We've been ttc for 2 1/2 years with no luck. Has anyone not ovulat. with Clomid but Femara worked well?

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Sabrina, I have never personally taken Clomid but I have read other womens statements on these boards that say they were not successful ovulating on Clomid but were on Femara. I hope this works for you. I have also been ttc for 2and1/2 years. ***baby dust to you***

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i have been ttc for 4 1/2 years an have mostly been on clomid. got pregnant 2 times and miscarried both times, though i am now 27 and dh is 32 it seems to be getting more fustrating. My ob is started me on femara and the first cycle i ovulated fine and on time around the 14th but the second time i scheduled for u/s monitoring for iui and couldn't do it cuz we hit a long weekend but when the prog. test showed i hadn't ovulated now i'm on the third cycle and doing u/s monitoring for iui but my follicles are still pre mature has anyone had this problem where femara isn't working

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This was my first month on Femara and I just got my AF today. I am disappointed as it sounded so promising. I would love to hear from anyone who had success with Femara on the 2nd or 3rd try! Good luck to those trying!

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I am new here. I am 37, almost 38 and was diagnosed with pcos in 2003 and was told by RE that he was going to have a hard time getting me pg, unknowingly I was already pg! Yeah! I have 23 month old daughter. I had one other natural pg in April, which ended in an early mc. My ob started me on metformin in April and I have not ovulated on it. I just finished my first round of Clomid with no ovulation. They said my estrogen droppedd from 92 on cd10 to 67 on cd13, and that I wouldn't and didn't ovulate. I just learned my RE wants to try injectables after only 1 month on 100mg clomid. I am a little freaked about moving so fast to injectables and would like to try femara. It sounds like there has been a lot of success with it. Has anyone taken femara with metformin? And is it possible to ovulate and not get a positive result with the OPKs? There are a few days I get a lighter line than the test line then it goes away. Does this mean anything? AND... does anyone know about the estrogen levels and how they work in your cycle? Sorry for all the questions, but it sounds like so many of you are better educated than even some Dr's out there. Thanks and good luck to all

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Hi Jodi, I'll try to answer some of your questions. I just finished my first cyle of Femara with Metformin. Previous to that I did 3 cycles of Clomid with HCG injection - although I ovulated each cycle I did not get pregnant. My RE then put me on the injectables (Puregon) which I did for 2 cycles with HCG Injection and IUI - again with no success. Last month was the first cycle with Femara and Metformin, with HCG injection and IUI - and again, no luck! My understanding of Femara and Metformin is that they are used in women with low Estrogen levels. I'm not sure why your RE is jumping to injectables after only 1 cycle of Clomid. Usually they try a few cycles with increasing dosages. Clomid and Femara are basically the same, except Femara seems to have less side effects. I had really bad headaches and was extremely moody with Clomid but feel pretty good with Femara. If you're not sure about doing injectables, talk to your RE about at least trying Femara. Hope this helps. Good luck.

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Sabrina,
I have been TTC for 8 years. I had a miscarriage 8 years ago. I have taken numerous rounds of Clomid up to 250 mg days 3-7. It never worked. I just finished my 1st round of Femara/ IUI. I ovulated, had 4 good follicles. It did not work, but I am getting ready for Month # 2 on Femara. FYI.. I have a friend that is similar to me, she does not ovulate on Clomid. She has a 2 week old Baby Girl from her 2nd Femara/IUI cycle! I wish us all luck !

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Thank you Kim. That gives me some hope. I am waiting for by blood test results. Good Luck!

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I am taking Femara today. My doctor said I will only take it one day. Then will have IUI. I have never taken anything, been ttc for almost 2 years. I already have a 4 yr old and had no problems ttc.

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Thanks for the info Diane, I appreciate it. There is so much conflicting info out there it is hard to know what to think. Kim, Did you not ovulate on clomid, is that what you said about it not working for you? Did you ovulate on Femara?? How much were you taking and were you on metformin also? Do you have pcos? Sorry for the millions of ??, but I have been dealing with this by myself for the last year and 1/2. Thanks for being so helpful and friendly everyone.

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I read a neat book "the infertility cure" by Randine Lewis, She practices eastern medicine and is also a western Dr. She said some amazing things about acupuncture, pcos and general infertility. It got my hopes up, I have my 1st session with acupuncturist tomorrow. I am 38 have pcos, 1 child naturally trying for #2. Has anyone looked into acupunture or tried it?

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My friend is over 35 an was told that she would have to do IVF in order to become pregnant. She could not afford it and was given 1 cycle of Femara. She did not even have an IUI. Just the Femara, and now is expecting a baby.

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I took numerous rounds of (Clomid 50-150) as well as femara and did not ovulate on either. Has anyone else not ovulated on Clomid and Femara? Did you eventually have any luck? Thanks!

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Sabrina have you tried it alond with metformin? I have heard that sometimes helps the clomid or femara work. A good question to ask your RE. Goodluck

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Hi ladies, I was just prescribed femara today . I will start taking it tomorrow. I have not been diagnosed with pcos, nut my re said he preferred it over clomid b/c it had much less side effects. DH and I have been ttc 1rst for 15 months, have had hsg, and lap done two weeks ago . I really hope this works for us. Anyone have any side effects??

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