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Dear serssie. I am a huge believer in destiny so i believe that everything happens for a reason.. now beileving in that doesnt make it hurt less... but i guess it gives hope. I am now trying to fill my time with activities... taking dance classes and im already finishing my masters degree.. so im trying my best not to think about the subject. ow and im spotting which means im gonna get my period in few days... hopefully.. because it's been like 40 days now and i feel soooo bloated. and once I have it , my doc said i have an ovarian cyst which has to be removed by laparoscopy :( I did the same procedure 8 months ago and it was very annoying.
I want to ask u one thing though.. what is metformin? and why would u need it, Im only taking clomid and i did IUI twice and only took pregnil injections and then duphaston.

Samantha kent..... metformin is a pill that is mostly recommended for diabetics however it is used to aid fertility in overweight women and those with ( polycystic ovarian syndrome PCOS. It creates a balanced harmone and allow AF to be regulated.

We have so much in common, I am doing my masters and I assist my children at work with dance but all those things still keep my mind on my situation....I do hope everything happens for a reason and I willl be pregnant before December. I NEED A BABY. blog soon. I look forward to your reply.

Hi all! I feel your pain. I got pregnant with my first child on the first try of clomid and an iui. I have now been trying for a year and on my third iui after a laproscopy. I am so frustrated. I am on my tww now it has been 11 dpiui. I am having all the symptoms like breast soreness, lower back pain but I just have to keep telling myself it is likely the clomid or ovidrel effecting my hormones. Anyway good luck to all. samanthakent- good luck with the cyst I had one for two months, my obgyn drained it when he did my last laproscopy....good luck baby dust to all.

dear serssie..thanks for the info.. ill be sure to ask my doc the next time i go to see him... we do have alot in common :) It's my birthday on the 25th of this month and i was watching a video of last year's birthday that I had with my friends and everyone was wishing that i was a mom by next year..hehe... this year i hope to do the stupid laparoscopy before next week so that i wont spend my birthday in some hospital in ugly annoying hospital outfit... total fashion disaster :)))
so what are u doing your masters in? im doing my masters in nutrition and food sciences.. but dont worry.. im not like a skinny dietician..hehe..i just got into nutrition cause i like food :) do u work? i mean a job?

Hello everyone i don't know if anyone is following this anymore but i'm new to all of this and figured i could share my story and see if anyone had any adice. i didn't have a period for 4 yrs then found out i have pcos i took provera 2 times about 4 months apart then didn't take it for about a yr. in june i got my period on the 19th then in july i got it on the 20th my body was just regulating itself i guess i started clomid 100 mg for 5 days had some follies when i went for the ultrasound now i'm late for getting my period this month i'm assuming my body is just being wacky again but i'm hoping otherwise!!! anyone else have a simular situation??

Hey Samanthakent.....sorry I took so long to respond. I was away on vacation and did not have much internet access. I am a teacher by profession and I am doing a masters in Education. June 29, was my birthday hope you had a happy one and wasn't in the hospital. A close friend of mine from the job is pregnant after being off birth control for just a month and without using anything to assist her , I am happy for her but secretly I wondered, why not me? I hope I am not a bad person for thinking that. I pray this month will be the month for us as I now wish for us similar dates. Best of luck to us all and may you be granted a lot of baby dust.

Hi everyone! This forum has been extremely helpful! Me and my husband are TTC#1 and I was recently diagnosed with PCOS after not having a period for 3 months after quitting birth control. My doctor put me on Provera for 10 days and it worked perfectly. I then started taking Clomid 50 mg on days 5-9 and now I am on day 35 and I have had a -HPT and no AF. I have an appointment this Thursday again to see my doctor - My doctor though did not see me throughout my cycle for blood work or anything to check to see if I actually ovulated. I had tried to use the home ovulation tests but they were so confusing for me, I guess I read on here they do not work for people with PCOS? I don't have a diabetic problem and I am not overweight...sometimes I wonder if PCOS is the correct diagnosis. Is it abnormal for the doctor to not test you the first month to see if you've ovulated? It is so great to hear from people going through the same thing...I feel so down sometimes (like today) and I even feel as if my own friends are sick of hearing about it...so good luck to everyone!! :)

on clomid day 37 and never gone this long on clomid. I usally get my pr on day 34 when I'm on clomid, but I had a negative pg test. Any advise

hi kclarkadpi, I was wondering if you ever got your pr are are you pg

Hi..I'm new to this forum and I thought I would share what I'm experiencing to get some advice and to mabye help someone else. My husband and I have been TTC for almost 14 months without any luck. We recently found out from a fertility specialist that my husband has a low sperm count and that our chances for conceiving on our own were low. After speaking with the specialist it was decided that I would go on Clomid and that we would try for a few months on our own. Afther that we could move on to an inter-uterine insemination if we were unsuccessful. So, in December I started Clomid 50mg on days 3-7. I was due to start my period on 1/3/10. On 1/1/10 I thought I was starting my period because I spotted, but it quickly went away. I did this for 3 days (no cramps or period symptoms besides the spotting). Because I wasn't sure if that was a period or not and because I wasn't sure if I should start the next round of Clomid I called the doctor and went in for an ultrasound and blood pregnancy test. Ultrasound showed I had a cyst and blood test came back negative. Doctor said wait until my next period to start the Clomid because it could make the cyst worse but that it should disolve on its own. As of today I have not started my period. It has been 58 days since my last normal period. I'm so frustrated at this point. The last advice I got from the doctor was to take another pregnancy test on Monday (1/7/10) and call us with the results. We have gone from the problem being my just with my husband to now having issues with me. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

Hi all im new to this, i am on day 31 and no sign of periods, on the first cycle of clomid but tested on day 27 and got neg what should i do ?

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I am in the same boat. I am cd 33 and no sign of AF (aunt flo).
I conceived my daughter on Provera and Clomid 2 years ago (she is 16 months) and it was on the 5th month of Clomid at 150 mg.
We started TTC again in January (last month). I did 10 days of Provera and then Clomid on days 5-9. I had a progesterone blood draw on day 23 and it came back positive that I did ovulate. I was shocked and thrilled since it was only on 100mg. Well, here I am on cd 33 and no period and I've had 2 neg hpt. I'm going crazy. I'm supposed to wait til the 12th and then call my dr. I really thought with the positive blood draw and having sex days 11-24 we'd be good. I was praying for a miracle and getting pregnant the first round.

Also...my progesterone number was 6.25. What numbers are you guys getting?

Well reiskkilkenny and craigandi...just wanted to let you know that I took the pregancy test on Monday and it came back negative. I contacted the doctor and they prescribed me Prometrium in order to induce a period. I picked up the medicine and 2 hours later I started my period on my own (39 days later). I guess my body was just scared of taking more medicine so it decided to do what it was supposed to do for once. Anyway, since I started I called the doctor and have a vaginal ultrasound scheduled for Thursday in order to get a baseline so that we can start the IUI process. They are also checking to see if the cyst has dissolved on its own (keep your fingers crossed!). The only advice that I can think to give is to be patient and to keep your doctor informed. I know it's hard to do when you want something so bad...Best of luck to you both!

Wow hopeful444. Are our bodies crazy or what? :) So much seems black and white about everything but there is mostly just these huge gray areas that we try to navigate in this process. I wish you great succes and am saying a prayer for you.
My period started this morning on it's own which is super crazy. It's the first time EVER that I've had my period without it being medically induced. I guess that means I really did ovulate last month. So, I will be back on Clomid days 5-9 and we'll go from there. I'm also going to chart my basal temp this month even though I know it can be weird if you have PCOS. I'm hoping it helps me feel a little more in control :)
I think the advice on here I saw a lot...to wait...is good advice. My period finally came on what would've been cd 34. I think Clomid just really causes long cycles.
Best wishes everyone!

well craigandi i'm glad you were able to start on your own. hopefully the clomid will work for you this month! i will be right there with starting tomorrow as long as the cyst is gone. good luck to you and keep me posted on your progress!