clomid, follicles, and ovulation

[kristagallant]

Hi Me and my husband have been trying to get pregnant and my doc put me on 100mg of clomid to start off with.  I have no periods what-so-ever.  So of course we put me on Provera first, but all I had was spotting.  I suffer from PSOC and the doc says that Clomid usually works for most women with this disorder.  The first roung of the 100mg did not work.  I went in for an ultrasound and he said that I had a line of small follicles on my ovary, but they were not big enough to make me ovulate.  He did not tell me how big they are supposed to be or how big mine were, but he also said that the lining on uterus was still thin. He started me right off with another round of 150mg this time, no provera before.  What I am wondering is will those small follicles turn into bigger ones this roung or do they just go away and new ones have to be formed this cycle.  I also want to know what makes the lining in my uterus small and will that affect me getting pregnant.  I really want to get preganant soon.  My doc really doesn't explain much to me.  Please help me out of this.  

Thanks so much
Krista

[Tanker Chic]

for my Dr, Clomid with IUI runs $300 and injections with IUI runs around $1000 but your odds are supposed to increase considerably. Best of luck to you.  

[kristagallant]

Thank you to all of you.  I am really confused.  I have seen so many instances where the first round didn't work and then poof they're pregnant on the second round or the third round.  The doc told me that if these next two rounds on 150mg doesn't work he is going to send me to a specialist to start getting injections and i don't know if the insurance will cover this.  Does anyone know the price range of the injections?  I hope it isn't that expensive.  I hope I don't have to have them at all.  I hope I get pregnant this cycle.  Please Lord.  Help me out on this one.  Any info about anthing would be great

Baby dust to all

Krista

[Tanker Chic]

For a viable pregnancy they would like your uterine lining to be between 7-12 mm thick at time of ovulation.  Twice mine has be below that, and my Dr gave me a shot of estrogen.  It helped, but I was still on the low end.  

[dipz]

When i was on clomid last cycle, during cd 12-13 they found that my lining was thin, so my doc gave me some pills , i think egesterone something not sure...for a few days...after that on cd 16 they found my follicles reached the mature level and my lining was back to normal....so i think they have pills to make your lining back to normal...for me it happened...but ofcourse it was BFN weeks later...

[babysomeday]

I also read that taking clomid on days 3-7 helps not thin the lining too much. Clomid thins the lining and if to thin, the baby cant' implant.

[soccer9]

i also used clomid + metformin to grow my follicles. i have pcos and my doc said that the two meds in conjuction work well together and the metformin helps to decrease risk of miscarriage since pcos people are at higher risk.  The clomid can thin out the lining and some docs use progesterone to help this out.  

good luck to you!

[YvetteY]

I do know your uterus had to be thick to have the baby implant.  I'm not sure how thick.   Try talking to nurse practitioner or make your doctor discuss your questions with you.