shots to get me ovulate

does anyone knows about the shots that i can take to get you ovulate? how effective they are?because they are very expenssive and my insurance doesn't cover anything. do you know how many days i can take them and get pregnant.

[SLMS]

Do you mean the HCG shot? If so, you take 1 shot a cycle and I don't remember how much mine costs. The hcg causes your egg to release and you ovulate sometime in the next 24-48 hours. From day of ovulation you have 14 days until your period starts, or doesn't start if you're pregnant. I have not heard of anyone taking JUST the hcg shot, everyone I know takes it in combination of other infertility meds. Just b/c I don't know anyone does not mean that is always the case. Hope this helps.

[bgarcia]

my dr. gave me novarel it's about 55.00. that makes you ovulate within 36 hrs.

[riri301]

would you explain to me more about your case. i didn't get my period since i gave birth to my first child, about 20 months. so i am not ovulating. my estrogen level is very low, (13). my dr says that the only way to raise up my estrogen is to give me shots everyday and then he can see if i am ovulating.do you think it works. and how many days i should get the shots.

[bgarcia]

i have pcos and i dont ovulate either without fet meds. My dr gave me a pill to give me a perod then on day 3-7 i toook femera and on day 12 he gave me shoot to ovulate. From what i undertand it all depends some people take 3 shoots and other just 1 of noveral. Do you live near Houston. My Dr. is one of the best in this types of problems.

[riri301]

no i live in chicago. did you have you period befor that? what are those pills that you took to get your period? did you get pregnant after that

[Wendy80]

Well.. if you don't ovulate on your own (which usually goes along with not getting your period regularly), your doctor was probably talking about an FSH injectable med which is usually combined with the HCG trigger shot.  I personally used one called Follistim.  I don't ovulate either (periods are never regular) and the purpose of the injections are to get your body to produce and develop follicles/eggs.  The HCG shot is a one time only shot that triggers that follicle(s) to be released (within 36 hours you will want to have intercourse or IUI/IVF in order to get pregnant).  That's the general idea at least.  Hope that helps some.

[riri301]

thanks for the information.i don't know why my dr said that i need to go to his office everyday and he gonna put me in monotor.he told me that each shot has 25%of success. any idea?

[Wendy80]

Hmm.. it's different for every person, but since I was on a very low dosage I had to go in more frequently (but even then, it wasn't every day... I went 5 days, then maybe 3, then 3 more, etc).  They need to monitor you so they can tell when your follicles have reached an acceptable size to trigger (initiate ovulation).  For me personally it took around 14 days until I was ready to trigger ovulation (some women only need to use the meds for a couple days).  However, both times I used injectable meds, I ovulated (I don't ever ovulate on my own so this was a very big thing for me).  I'm not sure what the success rate is... I tried Clomid first and it didn't work at all.  But then as soon as I tried the injectables, I had success.  

I hope it works well for you too!  Good luck.  

[Wendy80]

Hmm.. it's different for every person, but since I was on a very low dosage I had to go in more frequently (but even then, it wasn't every day... I went 5 days, then maybe 3, then 3 more, etc).  They need to monitor you so they can tell when your follicles have reached an acceptable size to trigger (initiate ovulation).  For me personally it took around 14 days until I was ready to trigger ovulation (some women only need to use the meds for a couple days).  However, both times I used injectable meds, I ovulated (I don't ever ovulate on my own so this was a very big thing for me).  I'm not sure what the success rate is... I tried Clomid first and it didn't work at all.  But then as soon as I tried the injectables, I had success.  

I hope it works well for you too!  Good luck.  

[Wendy80]

oops... did not mean to post that twice (sorry)  =)

[riri301]

thanks very much i wish you hapiness.