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Fertility / Infertility (Expert Forum)
does clomid actually regulate hormones
Answered by
Elaine Brown, MD - Pregnancy, Gynecology
Elaine Brown, MD - BLOG
Billings - MT
Questions in the Fertility/Infertility forum are answered by doctors affiliated with USF Health. Topics covered include fertility or infertility issues, egg quality, fertility drugs and side effects, fertility tests, genetic testing, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), ovulation, relationship issues, risk factors, sperm count/quality, and surgery.
Doctor's Answer
by Elaine Brown, MD, Nov 07, 2009 05:18PM
, Nov 07, 2009 05:18PMTo: redBlues
Hi!
Clomid does regulate hormones. It will (hopefully) increase your progesterone level as well as your estrogen level. When a woman ovulates, the cyst the forms where the egg is released forms a corpus luteum which produces progesterone. If you don't ovulate regularly, you probably don 't have a lot of progesterone (the level varies throughout the cycle). The clomid helps you ovulate and increases the progesterone level. It can be associated with Luteal Phase insufficiency though (that's why I like Femara better) so if you do conceive, your doctor should probably check your progesterone level and supplement if necessary.
Good luck!
Dr B
Clomid does regulate hormones. It will (hopefully) increase your progesterone level as well as your estrogen level. When a woman ovulates, the cyst the forms where the egg is released forms a corpus luteum which produces progesterone. If you don't ovulate regularly, you probably don 't have a lot of progesterone (the level varies throughout the cycle). The clomid helps you ovulate and increases the progesterone level. It can be associated with Luteal Phase insufficiency though (that's why I like Femara better) so if you do conceive, your doctor should probably check your progesterone level and supplement if necessary.
Good luck!
Dr B
Member Comments (3)
by redBlues, Nov 07, 2009 06:12PM
thank you very much!..I do have minimum 13-14 days after O.so don't believe I have LPD....
by thegardenlady, Nov 26, 2009 02:15AM
To: redBlues
Hi! I think you should get your progesterone tested anyways because I have the same luteal phase as you and still had low super super low progesterone. I tried for 3 years to have my 2 year old son (we didnt' know I was progesterone def.) and now 18 months for number 2 - only in Sept of this year did I find out I had low progesterone. It even stumped my OB because I have a good eggs supply and I seemed to be ovulating (LH surge was coming) but I might either have not been popping the eggs or sustaining them. I just took my first round of Clomid, and it didn't work but I am hopeful that it will with in 3 cycles or 4 becuase it is supposed to jump start your system. My girlfriend has PCOS and it worked for her in 4 cycles. I will also get my progesterone tested right away if I get pregnant so they can supplement it if need be to keep the pregnancy going good. Please let me know if you want to be friends on this journey - totally here to support! Much baby dust!
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